South Africa’s Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, just voiced this out stating that there would be no pretending that their Xenophobic attitude towards other Africa has not harvested negative consequences.
“The majority of our artistes perform across the continent, and many of them are now seeing their shows cancelled,” she said yesterday in an interview with SABC.
“One artiste did reach out to me to say all her gigs were cancelled on the continent. This is an income lost by a South African.
“That is why let’s deal with the issue of illegal immigrants. Those you have within your borders legally, please protect them as you would protect South Africans”.
Whereas South Africans behind the attacks still feel justified in their actions the minister has stated it would be useless to pretend there are no negative impacts.
“We can’t lie about the backlash, and that is why part of the work that we are doing as government, as well through DECO, is engagement with businesses abroad, South African companies abroad.
“Minister Alamola has met with them, and we are providing services, support services and consular services for those businesses on the continent and outside the continent,” she said.
Countries like Nigeria, Ghana, Malawi have received loads of returning nationals with many having sad tales to tell.
Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs ministry had said that over 1,000 Nigerians had indicated to leave South African for home.
Of that number, a total of 262 were evacuated from South Africa on Thursday.
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