Comments on: This is our Rwanda

By: James Smith

James Smith — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 07:34:18 +0000

Thanks for helping us out!

By: David Davis

David Davis — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 05:55:32 +0000

Thanks for the blog post

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By: Oldfox

Oldfox — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:23:41 +0000

Mandy,

Website http://www.xenophobia.org.za is now live. Needs list of contacts for areas outside W. Cape.
Information such as contact details ofpeople who can assist, may be e-mailed to info@xenophobia.org.za

By: Lyndall Beddy

Lyndall Beddy — Wed, 28 May 2008 19:51:50 +0000

c’est moi

There you have a point – but then China is getting a conscience as well – at least they eventually re-called their arms ship.

Pretending to have rules is just a little better than having no rules at all.

By: c'est moi

c'est moi — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:26:57 +0000

Oh rubbish – the only difference is that China is open about it while the west uses devious means – always has. They are a bunch of thieves and liars

By: Lyndall Beddy

Lyndall Beddy — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:51:54 +0000

C’est moi

Mineral resources of Africa are not being sold to the West but to China- who will give their leaders arms to stay in power. The West won’t!

By: c'est moi

c'est moi — Wed, 28 May 2008 07:15:17 +0000

All the sh1t in Africa is caused by Western intervention – we DO NOT want any more. What we want is a skilled detective agency to root out all these western interventionists (the cronies of Simon Mann et al). The political/economic destabilisation of Africa makes our natural resources incredibly cheap for people with dollars and euros etc. Have you not heard how Bob loudly accuses Morgan of conspiring with the West to topple him? Do you not know that the one who is shouting the loudest is the one guilty of the crime he is shouting about?

By: Lyndall Beddy

Lyndall Beddy — Tue, 27 May 2008 11:47:42 +0000

Ricardo

The West can’t keep sending aid – when the food gets stolen to feed the armies of dictators, who then sell their minerals to China.

Oom Koos

Well said

David

40 deaths not enough for you ? One death is enough for me.

Mundundu

The sovereign state was not the only argument, although how anyone can talk about sovereignity when Mugabe lost to Morgan in 2002 and everyone ignores it, escapes me.

The other argument was that there was no threat to peace in the region and it was therefore not a case for the UN Security Council. If there is any silver lining that is it. With refugees fleeing to all the SADC states, this argument is out of the window.

If this is spontaneous, which I doubt, then it was inflamed by Zuma. Let him sort it out.

Mbeki is being criticised for going to Japan. For once I support him. Presidents of 44 Africa states will be in Japan. Exactly who Mbeki should be speaking to.

Patrick

I agree

Jean-Louis

Yes, Rwanda was state sponsored. But what makes you think this is not? The question would be which state?

Mandy

I agree with what you say – except that Zim looked after the ANC at great cost. That is myth. Simply not true.

By: Mandy de Waal

Mandy de Waal — Mon, 26 May 2008 16:32:12 +0000

@Tjedza M: There are some who say that it is already a genocide. However you are in that the question is not about definition, but rather about what action should be taken. I don’t have the answer for that, but from a gut level feel that opinion leaders and those who influence communities should continue to speak out about xenophobia, while the media could be harnessed to communicate tolerance and understanding. Then on a practical level the failure of Home Affairs, Safety & Security and National Intelligence needs to be dealt with.

@Antony in Perth: Thanks for your thoughts and contribution. I’m with you on the numbers. The attacks spread to George and Mossel Bay in the Cape today where Somali shops were burnt and looted.

@Jean-Louis K: Thanks for your comments and thoughts but I don’t believe that our government acted soon enough. If they did the deaths and vast number of people who are now displaced, may have been contained. Despite National Intelligence two months prior to attacks I reckon they were largely caught sleeping.