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Ramaphosa says xenophobic attacks 'a national shame'

This was a passionate plea by President Cyril Ramaphosa following his return to the country after the burial of former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe in Harare on Saturday.

While on a charm offensive - Ramaphosa drew the attention of the hurt these attacks had on the people on the people of Zimbabwe - who booed him while he was addressing the funeral of former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe in Harare yesterday. “In Zimbabwe, I was booed by the whole stadium. I had to apologise to the people of Zimbabwe for the attacks. I do not want to call it xenophobic attacks. South Africans do not hate people of other nations.

However, Ramaphosa said South Africa is now faced with a much bigger problem of tribalism in the wake of fatal xenophobic attacks which claimed the lives of more local citizens in the past two weeks.

 

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