South Africa
Government blamed for spate of xenophobic attacks─── 12:34 Tue, 03 Sep 2019
The Right2Know Campaign has blamed the government for the recent spate of violent attacks on foreigners.
Protesters and looters have targeted foreigners in different parts of Gauteng over the past few days. Shops have been looted, buildings and vehicles set alight and scores of people arrested since the weekend.
Despite this, no official response has been received from President Cyril Ramaphosa since the outbreak of xenophobic violence.
Attempts by News24 to contact Presidency spokesperson, Khusela Diko, on Tuesday were unsuccessful. WhatsApp messages went unanswered despite indications that she was online, and calls went unanswered or were ended.
On Tuesday, the hashtag #DearMrPresident was trending on Twitter, with tweeps questioning why Ramaphosa had remained silent as the violence continued.
In a statement issued on Monday, Right2Know said it held Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba, Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini and Ramaphosa personally responsible for the violence.
