Gayton tells South Africans NOT to attack illegal foreigners [video]

· The South African

Gayton McKenzie has called on South Africans not to engage with vigilantism regarding illegal foreigners in the country amid a spate of xenophobic attacks.

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The Minister of Sport, Art and Culture is also the president of the Patriotic Alliance, known for their firm “Abahambe” stance against undocumented migrants.

GAYTON MCKENZIE WARNS SOUTH AFRICANS AGAINST ATTACK ON ILLEGAL FOREIGNERS

In a video posted on his social media channels, Gayton McKenzie spoke to the media about his stance on widespread xenophobic attacks around the country.

He said: “I want to say to South Africans, don’t attack [illegal] foreigners. They are going to leave. But don’t fight the crime by committing a crime”

Gayton – who strongly advocates for undocumented migrants to “abahambe” – go home – added: “You have your whole bright future ahead of you, don’t commit a crime, it will affect your future…I see a lot of young people are being instigated. Resist!”.

The PA president’s comments come a few days after International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Ronald Lamola spoke out on the unlawful attack on foreign nationals.

Speaking at the SADC Foreign Ministers’ Retreat over the weekend, he said: “As a South African government, we will condemn any form of attack against foreign nationals. It is in terms of our law, only the police can enforce the law”.

Acknowledging the frustrations of many South Africans, he added: ““We do have a challenge of illegal migration, illegal documented or undocumented foreign nationals in the country that we need to address, and we need as a government to build capability to respond to that, to be able to know who is in the country, what they are doing, where they are, and also when they’ve committed a crime. 

“They must be arrested, whether it’s a foreign national or a South African”.

MMUSI MAIMANE CALLS OUT XENOPHOBIA, AFROPHOBIA AND TRIBALISM

Meanwhile, Mmusi Maimane has come under fire over his comments condemning attacks on illegal foreigners, which he believes are both xenophobic and Afrophobic, and border on tribalism.

Addressing the public via a media conference, Mmusi called out vigilante groups like March and March and Operation Dudula.

He said: “Hatred because of another, because of the colour of their skin, the language they speak, the god they worship is a betrayal of the very essence of what it means to be an African. It is a betrayal of Ubuntu”.

On Monday, 25 May – Africa Day – the Build One South Africa (BOSA) leader also shared a five-point plan to strengthen immigration management and border security.

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