Bheki Cele says government has a plan to end xenophobic attacks

On Sunday, former IFP leader Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi tried to address a belligerent group of hostel dwellers who instead hurled insults at him and later went on the rampage. Taking to the streets, the mob smashed shop and car windows along the way. Two people were later killed in the Johannesburg inner city.

About the chaotic gathering on Sunday, Cele said: “The meeting had nothing whatsoever to do with government, hence you did not see a single minister, an MEC or the premier. Don’t ask us about yesterday’s meeting. You go and ask the people that addressed the meeting… I blame nobody [for what happened after the meeting],” Cele said.

He said the minister of international relations Naledi Pandor was currently meeting with ambassadors and high commissioners to discuss government’s efforts to end the violence.These included Nigeria and other members of the Southern African Development Community and the African Union. Nigerians have been the most vocal against xenophobic attacks in SA, with mobs in that country attacking South African businesses such as MTN and Multichoice. However, the Nigerian government intervened to protect SA business interests in that country.

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