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23 May : PUT AN END TO XENO-PREJUDICE

METRO FM believes that the ongoing prejudiced acts against other fellow Africans have become a STATE OF EMERGENCY. We declare these atrocious acts inhuman and deplorable and we further urge everyone to join us in putting an end to this violence, especially on the eve of Africa Day--a celebration of what it means to be African.

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BROWNSUGAR237 SAYS:

23 May: As a Zambian, my proudly south african (naturalization) glow has dimmed. My heart has been so sore, i have been crying for the last two days. I have been here for 15 years now, and this is the place I call home. When I am in Zambia, I am home sick for SA. Tell me now, where do I belong? I am an African, but where do I belong?

LISSA SAYS:

23 May: I seriously don't understand what is happening. I am utterly disgusted at this outrage and for what? In 12 days so many people have died and I don't even understand the reasons behind this. What about our South Africans in the other African countries, what if the same violence that the foreigners here in Mzansi is inflicted on them? It won't be a national crisis any more but will turn into a continental thing, even global. I don't know what needs to be done, but something needs to be done and fast.

I never experienced apartheid but I get the picture quite clear now.
I am almost ashamed to call myself a proud South African. Saphela isizwe sa ba ntsundu.

I2LICIOUS SAYS:

23 May: It is funny that South Africans are saying that people from other countries are taking their jobs, they do not want to be the garbage collectors, street cleaners meanwhile the people from outside will do that job with pride. They are lazy to work,all they want is to get FREE money (grants), FREE houses (RDP) whilst some people go to find jobs. If i sit with a Human Resource Degree and i'm working as a PA to the company CEO, why can't they accept the position that are available at the minicipality or any other organisations that require an extra pair of hands. People should start thinking with their HEADS instead of their BUTTs.

ONGY SAYS:

23 May: I was thinking in my perfect world with no budget constraints and xenophobia attacks and parents thinking that I gave them late notice for the gathering, of having a lunch at my place in KWAMASHU DURBAN on Sunday hence it Africa Day and everyone would bring a dish from their country… We will celebrate all the ancestors that made it possible for us meet and thank the Lord for creating these beings e.g Kenyette, Steve Biko, Kwawunda (he’s not dead), the list goes on… It is not our clever ways that has got Africa, South Africa this far I know that for a fact…. I would have invite foreigners, locals who are my friends, but we can only hope sometimes…

TEEJAYLIHLE SAYS:

23 May: guy im sorry to say this but Vuyo Mokoena has passed away so we must send all our prayers to his family also.as we all knw that he was a man of God he changed peoples through his worshiping,sodibana kwelizayo bhuti enkosi ngobukho bakho phakathi kwethu,ize Inkosi ibene zizalwane zakho lala ngoxolo.

LESEDINYEIKS SAYS:

23 May: Unfortunately idiots will always stay Idots whether you try and show them facts, They always have fickle minds and they follow the masses for the wrong things. Only murderers are capable of killing, that is why I think this is criminal acts.

PERONI SAYS:

23 May: Gandhi once said! There is no way to peace, peace is the way! This is a challenge to all Religous communities, that instead of sitting in churches and pray for consolation in our lives. it's about time that the God who also exists outside the four walls of our churches start to be heard by the entire universe and by the killers who have lost humanitarian conscience.If thousand people are perpetuating this afro-phobia, millions good hearted people can come together and eradicate such non-sense. Somebody once uttered that "bad things are happening because good people are doing nothing. We are all actors in the drama of human life! and we are all interconnected.

KNYZZY SAYS:

23 May: South Africans must remember, they fought apartheid outside South Africa..Mandela was in Botswana, Mbeki was housed by Zimbabweans, Zuma in Zambia..im am originally from S.A but right now im proud to have not been raised in that country...the govt has to take serious action against such activities, our fathers did fight to free that country so that we can freely show our ignorance and how idiotic people can be!!! matlhabisa ditlhong e le ruri!

RHORHO SAYS:

23 May: with Africa day coming on the 25th of this month i wonder what exactly will we be celebrating, will we be celebrating the beauty of Africa, the people of it's continent and i feel that this is such a coincident that the whole Xenophobia had erupted in this month, it just goes to show that we are an ignorant nation...i guess the day will have to be about condemning all the wrongs and generaly educating people more about certain things with hope that there will be ears to listen and ofcouse pat tribute to all the innocent lives which had fallen in a country they sought peace and security in.

KNYZZY SAYS:

23 May: South Africans must remember, they fought apartheid outside South Africa..Mandela was in Botswana, Mbeki was housed by Zimbabweans, Zuma in Zambia..im am originally from S.A but right now im proud to have not been raised in that country...the govt has to take serious action against such activities, our fathers didnt fight to free that country so that we can freely show our ignorance and how idiotic people can be!!! matlhabisa ditlhong e le ruri!

GUSTAV SAYS:

23 May: We have to feel for and think of, those suffering pain and loss in these troubled times. However, although they may have broken bodies, they still have their humanity intact. The perpetrators have whole bodies, but a badly broken humanity. They may have lost their humanity entirely. They also need our thoughts and prayers to help them back to humanity. I am because you are ...

THAMZO SAYS:

23 May: despite the fact that i think the attacks are heartless and unnecessary, it must be known that there are two sides to every problem and in this case it is the authorities to stop the fighting. try telling an angry person on the street who has been waiting for thier id for more than 3 years and has no job that the foriegners are innocent. its time for the government to step in

MAMAKAMAYA SAYS:

23 May: WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE ARE WE SOUTH AFRICANS?
WE TELL THESE PEOPLE TO GO BACK HOME, WE ABUSE & TORTURE THEM
ARE WE SO INHUMAN THAT WE WOULD SEND THEM TO THEIR DEATHS RATHER
THAN HELP THEM, WE GOT HELP FROM THEM WHEN OUR LEADERS WERE IN EXILE
SO WHO ARE WE TO THINK WE ARE BETTER THAN THEM, TORTURE & KILL THEM, WE
ARE NO DIFFERENT FROM THE LEADERS THEY RAN AWAY FROM,

WHY SOUTH AFRICA WHY? WHY KILL INNOCENT HUMAN BEINGS
ALL THEY WANT IS JUST A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE IN AND MAKE
A LIFE FOR THEMSELVES, THEY DON'T WANT TO BOTHER NO ONE
THEY JUST WANT TO SURVIVE AND LIVE A HAPPY LIFE, WE TORTURE
& ABUSE THEM AS THOUGH THEY ARE LESS OF HUMAN BEINGS
THESE ARE OUR BNROTHERS & SISTERS LET'S HELP THEM
THEY GAVE US HELP WHEN WE NEEDED IT SO WHY CAN'T WE
RETURN THE FAVOUR?

MAY GOD FORGIVE ALL THOSE WHO DECIDED TO START ALL OF THIS
FOR THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

UNKNOWN SAYS:

23 May: what kind of a nation are we if we fight each other like this? we have a lot to deal with as south africans like the chrisis of petrol,load shading, inflation etc rather than killing & hurting our fellow brothers & sisters for no reason.it doesnt make any sense to hurt someone who bleed the same blood as you do and him or her die. that is so heartless. people should stop this madness & focus on somethings that will make south africa a more better place to live in for years to come, especially to attract more tourists because they boost our economy. how can we be an attractive country if this xenophobia thing is getting the best of us? it has to stop!!!

MAMAKAMAYA SAYS:

23 May: WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE ARE WE SOUTH AFRICANS?
WE TELL THESE PEOPLE TO GO BACK HOME, WE ABUSE & TORTURE THEM
ARE WE SO INHUMAN THAT WE WOULD SEND THEM TO THEIR DEATHS RATHER
THAN HELP THEM, WE GOT HELP FROM THEM WHEN OUR LEADERS WERE IN EXILE
SO WHO ARE WE TO THINK WE ARE BETTER THAN THEM, TORTURE & KILL THEM, WE
ARE NO DIFFERENT FROM THE LEADERS THEY RAN AWAY FROM,
WHY SOUTH AFRICA WHY? WHY KILL INNOCENT HUMAN BEINGS
ALL THEY WANT IS JUST A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE IN AND MAKE
A LIFE FOR THEMSELVES, THEY DON'T WANT TO BOTHER NO ONE
THEY JUST WANT TO SURVIVE AND LIVE A HAPPY LIFE, WE TORTURE
& ABUSE THEM AS THOUGH THEY ARE LESS OF HUMAN BEINGS
THESE ARE OUR BNROTHERS & SISTERS LET'S HELP THEM
THEY GAVE US HELP WHEN WE NEEDED IT SO WHY CAN'T WE
RETURN THE FAVOUR?
MAY GOD FORGIVE ALL THOSE WHO DECIDED TO START ALL OF THIS
FOR THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

TEDDYM SAYS:

23 May: A fool is a fool. I'm starting to understand why Australia is gearing up for 2010. For now areas hardest hit by "this" are "poor" areas. How do you teach a poor fool to live life and stop blaming other people for his/her condition. They stopped blaming apartheid. I'm just wondering who's next. The part that breaks my heart is the black on black violence. How many white foreigners do we have in this country, and...NOTHING. Let the soldiers ram these fools until slimy,watery, shit comes out, let them rot in jail. We can chat/comment all we want I just hope there's no retaliation. If a person has nothing to loose and decides to fight back, we'll shit ourselves.FOR NOW, WE PRAY FOR PEACE. I call this Gobbledgook.

SIA82 SAYS:

23 May: WHEN WILL SOUTH AFRICAN CITIZENS BE RESPONSIBLE AND OWN UP.FOR EVERY CHALLANGE IN OUR LIVES WE HAVE SOMEONE TO BLAME.THE SOONER WE START TO RESPECT OUR SELVES,FAMILY,NEIGBOURERS,COMMUNITY,COUNTRY THE BETTER,REMEMBER CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME.WHERE IS HUMANITY.WHAT GIVES US THE RIGHT TO ABUSE,HATE,DIS RESPECT AND KILL OTHER PEOPLE?WHEN WILL WE APPRECIATE THE GOOD BEFORE CRITISING THE BAD.OOH LORD FORGIVE US BECAUSE WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING......DO WE KNOW WHO WE ARE,WHERE WE ARE COMING FROM AND WHERE WE ARE GOING.REMEBER THE WHEEL TURNS...

ESMIEM SAYS:

23 May: Blacks are fighting Black,,,, you what the whites are now laughing,,,

SIA82 SAYS:

23 May: I AM SO ASHAMED OF BEING A SOUTH AFRICAN.

THULS SAYS:

23 May: but come on guys i personaly i don't support this thing but if you can take a look in most of the rdp houses in mpumalanga nkomazi municipality is occupied by these people especially those from mozambique then the goverment must take into consideration such things.vele labantfu abahambe kahle sitobakhumbula for their hard working.
na refiloe utsi abahambe ngoba uma sebalambe kahle baya ntjonja siyababonga kodvwa tsine asibadzingi abalungise
tinkhinga tabo emaveni abo for two years then basishiye.

DAYS SAYS:

23 May: I can believe this is happening to our country, when i our fathers fought apartheid, now its happenning again. peaple stop this nonsense, 2010 is here other contries are watching this unhuman thing happenning. the people are going tobe afraid to come to South Africa,stOp

HYZY SAYS:

23 May: To the Mokoena family, i will to say " MODIMO WA KGOTSO ABE LE LONA ALE TLAME MAQEBA A LONA KA LEBANTA LA MOYA O HALALELENG, HASE LONA FEELA BA LAHLEHETSWENG KE SOUTH AFRICA KAOFELA, MOYA WA HAE O ROBALE KA KGOTSO.

MYBABY SAYS:

23 May: There are so many South African living and working in other countries (Austalia, New Zealand, England, Dubai etc).
Those South African have businesses and own houses, I knw that the policies of dealing with foreign nationals in sone of those countries are more advanced that our policies here in SA but our people aren't brutally attacked (except for isolated cases). Imagine if countries of the world were to do to us what we are doing to other Africans just because they were unhappy with how their government deals with service delivery issues. We are going to look back at this time and we are going to regret this terriblly. The repercussions of these actions are going to be felt for a long time to come. People who are perpetuating and supporting these attacks are seemingly short sighted and what they are doing is not solving anything but only adding fuel to an already explosive fire.
This really saddens me. Whats worse is that our "Leaders" are not acting as effeciently as they should to put an end to this.
At this present moment I'm ashamed to be called a South Africa let alone a person of Africa!

BOOMPIE9 SAYS:

23 May: I woke up this morning earlier than usual to discover that my head felt heavy and its all because I have the flu virus. To me this means I won’t be able to eat well due to tastelessness of food. Not of work but for the love of food I decided to write this and work through my lunch instead. I also felt reluctant to come to work since after all I was sick (still am) but since you are reading this email then you know I made it to work, Yippee!!! Besides I know the drill: drink lots of water, sweat it out and recommended medication will do the rest.

Coincidentally the country suffers from a flu more deadly than the body weakening influenza. It is spreading faster than rumor, destroying souls quicker than any plague ever cautioned against by prophet or medical expect. Some educated minds call it XENOPHOBIA but I call it inhumanity in form of organized mob crime. Like the flu circulating my blood stream it can weaken and cause injure to the body but even more deadly- lives in numbers are in danger!!!. We do not have time for cause analysis. Our only hope lies in the expects of humanity- individuals not effected. Although they too can be infected, before it does we can do something about it. You see, one of the ways flu spreads quicker in is through contact with an infected person. We could shake hands and get it, we could talk and laugh and get it. We can imagine the intensity if it is passed through kissing!

This morning as I stumbled along to work, I happened to pass a bulletin board of DIE VOLKSBLAD, with heading = XENOPHOBIA attacks spreading to FREE STATE! Is our FREE STATE as free as it is stated?

We might be familiar with the story of the sparrow found by a traveler laying on its back on the road who coming upon the sparrow asked why she lay feet up facing the heavens. To which the sparrow replied ‘I heard the heavens will be falling soon you know . . . ‘ to which the traveler asked holding back laughter ‘ and you think your tiny feet can hold them up’ the sparrow’s response : ‘ one must do something you know’. That may altogether be not true but the moral is a cure. We can delay the decay from spreading. We who take public transport can shun it by not entertaining it. Over counter conversations, in the shopping cues, on petrol filling stations, over the phone with friends, relatives, our fellow workers need to know how we feel and maybe – just maybe our tiny and puny acts can stop this from spreading. The people we interact with the most are those who take our words, emotions and thoughts into actions just so the see us happy or find our approval.

I am not a man of many words but I know wrong from right. Am I asking for too much when I plea with those that know what I stand for to stand by me in this. Simply by standing and not moving back or forward!

One may argue about other criminal act raging through the country which also need attention and immediate action. One may also query about the more serious diseases that need immediate cure. little by little, bite by bite the elephant goes down the throat. You just cannot swallow it in one big lump.

TMOSESD SAYS:

23 May: Somewhere in the bibble there is a verse that says welcome and treat well foreigners and visitors because you yourselves were once slaves and foriegners in your own country of birth.

ELKAY SAYS:

23 May: It is amazing how we as people can play god and we try our best to sort things but inffect we fufilling our very own selfish needs. South Africans you should be ashamed of yourself and your actions.

MIZANA SAYS:

23 May: ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS THAT OUR GOVERMENT IS NOT DOING EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER TO STOP THIS HUMILIATING BEHAVIOUR. WHY ARE WE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST OUR OWN PEOPLE, WHY ARE WE RETALIATING AGAINST OUR OWN BROTHERS AND SISTERS. SOUTH AFRICA HAS GOT A LOT OF FOREIGNERS (BLACK, WHITE, GREEN, BLUE) AND WE ARE ONLY KILLING OUR OWN BROTHERS, WHAT HAS GONE WRONG WITH US. WHERE HAS UBUNTU GONE TOO? WE SEEM TO FORGET THAT WE ARE HERE TODAY BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT OF OUR AFRICAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

ONTSO SAYS:

23 May: It is a really a sad time when you see Africans killing each other for being different, it makes me wonder what the struggle in the 70s was all about , we fought for equality, freedom and democracy ,but now we are fighting for the opposite ,how do you look at a felow african and stone them to death or burn them to death ? is that ubuntu ? what are we teaching our kids. the bible says love thy neighbour .it is time we stop blaming other poeple for our own problems and fece the facts . our youth are out of control , everytime they have issues the look for someone to blame . Maybe if the got off their lazy behinds and tried to look for jobs, go to school and stop smoking and drinking and see opportunities instead of problems then they would have something to do instead of running around and killing inocent victims

SEKHOKHO SAYS:

23 May: In the days of appartheid, our ancestors fled to their countries, they were accomodated. Now that they are in trouble, be turn our backs against them.Sad.

SHORAYII SAYS:

23 May: I am a black Zimbabwean man living in the UK, i have been here for 8years and all the time i have lived here i have met a lot of of South African, fun enough in the UK we zimbabweans and south africans we are brothers in arms, and most of it we look after one another and most of the times we are fighting against white racism, some of the white British or the some of whites from Eastern Europe or Europe in general look at us as black skinned from Africa or the carribbean as all black africans so i am so much disturbed from what i am getting from black south africans as being xenophobias, lived here for those years have made me realise my true identity and who am i, and be proud of being an african with roots from africa as Indians would be proud of who they are withe values which they follow, so i am saying to fellow africans we need to work together and fight the racism which dorminate this world ans we need to unite to achieve the same goal., we have always worked together with south africans in zimbabwe all the way from the struggle against apatheid and we have always looked after one another, what iam saying to you south africans if we have a problem lets solve it in brotherly love and we can always achieve the goal!!!

PENNYHLAKULA SAYS:

23 May: Hello everyone,
I am in one state that i never thought i would be. I have not been living in my own fantasy land, nor have i been turning a blind eye to everything that is happening in the world.

For those of you that do not know my star sign, its Aquarius - the water-bearer. I was born to be a care-giver, to spread love, to nourish, to protect, and I have been a soldier of the world for as long as i can remember - which is why i feel i cannot keep quiet anymore. The only thing I feel I can do right now is to pray. I will tell you later what for.

For those that are not in South Africa, you might have seen on the

news, read or heard about the situation that we are facing in my country

(South Afri
ca). All over the country, there are groups of South Africans

that are attacking African foreigners and even some native South African

citizens are victims of these "Xenophobic attacks" - that is what they are called.

The situation is so bad that people hav ebeen burnt to death alive and other

severely from beatings. These people have been chased out of their houses,

shacks in areas where they lived among fellow Africans (including South Africans).

They are camping out in Police Stations, Church grounds, and wherever they can

find safe shelter. Some have gone home, some still want to go home, and this has

been the motive of the perpetrators to have the African foreigners deported and

sent back to their home countries (Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Malawi, Zambia,

Mozambique, Congo, etc.).

There are many reasons that are being debated about as to why all of this is

happening and I will not go into them. All I am going to say is that the top-two

most politically powerful men in South Africa (South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki

and ANC President Jacob Zuma) have not moved an inch to address this matter.

Many discussions have gone around and still continuing, but still no solution. The

Department of Foreign affairs and the president have made it clear that nobody

is going to be deported.

I am not going to go into the long argument of this, but what i would like to plead

with all of you is that you pray with me for this situation to come to an end. It is

not natural for one human being to inflict pain on another. It does not matter what

race, colour, age you are - nobody deserves to be treated this way period. At this

point I feel disgusted by my own people. I feel like crying but i wont because I know

that it wil not help. The world is truly strating to come to an end and Judgement day

is just around the corner.

I pray for God to go into these people and remove the evil that is causing them to do

such deeds. I pray that he gives them peace within themselves so that they may live

in peace with other around them. I pray for God to come down and not punish them

but to let them see that what they are doing is wrong. I pray for God to make them

realize that these "foreigners" are our blood brothers and sisters. To make them

realize that harming others is not a way to solve things. We are sinners by thought,

talking and by our actions. I pray to God to take care of things as he always has.

I have never felt so at war inside because I know that I cannot do much to

change the situation. Right now I cannot help by feel the pain of my fellow

brothers and sisters. I am crying for them as i am writing this email. I feel their

pain even though i can only imagine what they are going through. Its just too

now.

I beg of you to pray with me. Please ask your friends and families to do the same.

Thank you.

Penny Hlakula

MANATYFELA SAYS:

23 May: These stupid,lazy barbaric people are so disgusting. Their horrifying behaviors are so pathetically disgusting that I feel like I could take law into my hands. Most of them are losers who gave up school and now are claiming foreigners are taking their jobs. The very same jobs they, dispite their illiteracy, feel they are too smart to do. What irritates me even more is how government treat this issue. Some are using this platform to showcase their expertise by over-analysing the reasoning behind these disgusting actions instead of just harshly punishing these individuals to set an example so to avoid this terrible thing from spreading to ather provinces.

MANATYFELA SAYS:

23 May: These stupid,lazy barbaric people are so disgusting. Their horrifying behaviors are so pathetically disgusting that I feel like I could take law into my own hands. Most of them are losers who gave up school and now are claiming foreigners are taking their jobs. The very same jobs they, dispite their illiteracy, feel they are too smart to do. What irritates me even more is how government treat this issue. Intellectuals are using this platform to showcase their expertise by over-analysing the reasoning behind these disgusting actions instead of just harshly punishing these individuals just to set an example so to avoid this terrible thing from spreading to ather provinces.

MANATYFELA SAYS:

HOMEBOY SAYS:

23 May: I AM IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA USA,WHAT DO I TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THE INCIDENTS TAKING PLACE IN RSA?I AM ZAMBIAN BUT WHEN THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEN WE ARE LABELLED "AFIRCANS"IT IS SHAMEFUL.I REMEMBER THE DAYS 80'S WHEN ANC H/Q IN LUSAKA WAS ATTACKED,THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS WE BROUGHT INTO OUR HOMES AND GAVE THEM SHELTER AND FOUGHT TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE WHAT TODAY IS SOUTH AFRICA A SHING EXAMPLE OF BLACK AFRICA'S CAPACITY TO FORGIVE AND MOVE ON TO NEW HORIZONS.AS LONG AS YOU ARE AFRICAN YOU ARE MY BROTHER NO BROTHER KILLS ANOTHER BROTHER,EVEN IN US WE BLACK PEOPLE RECOGNIZE EACH OTHER COZ WE STRUGGLE EACH DAY WE SHOULD HAVE EACH OTHER'S BACK,THIS HATE MUST BE CONDEMNED WITH THE CONTEMPT IT DESERVES,WE FOUGHT AGAINST HATE AND BURIED IT IN 1994 WHEN ANC WAS USHERED INTO POWER.OH THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY ON MOTHER AFRICA ,WE FINALLY ACHIEVED COMPLETE BLACK RULE IN THE WHOLE OF AFRICA,ALL WHO PAID THE ULTIMATE PRICE WERE HONOURED.AFRICA LET'S PULL TOGETHER ON THIS ONE,OUR SKEPTICS ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO POINT FINGERS,WE NEED A LOT OF WORK ON THIS ISSUE.PEACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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SLINDI SAYS:

23 May: It breaks my heart to see such things happening in our society and worst of all is that it is balck on black violence I just don't know what the person who put this idea in people's minds was thinking. Why do these people do this to our fellow brothers and sisters and considering the situation they are in today, we should be very accommodating instead of all the the stupid things that we are doing. Yi hlazo phela leli! Cynthia

BOBONASE SAYS:

23 May: I have never in my life seen something so inhumane, so cold and evil. What have these people done to deserve murder, rape or abuse? I thought Apartheid was worse but this takes the cake. My heart bleeds to see things like this happening in South africa. I am even scared for Bafana bafana who are going to play in Nigeria, are they going to be safe? How can we as a country that will be hosting world cup 2010 be involved in things like this? It is unfortunate that those barbarics and morons doing these things won't get a chance to read what we say, listen to the news or read newspapers. I see the add on this TV regarding this and I say to myself, why use English? It is clear the morons don't understand English, nor understand the meaning of the word Xenophorbia. Use all languages so they can get the message. This is a slap on the faces of the people who worked harded to win the bid, fought for our liberation and freedom. It is just soo sad.

NEWTON SAYS:

23 May: We as Africans are in a state of shock about what is happening in our Mother land. Why are this people who are committing this barbaric acts not brought before the court of law, coz we have seen their faces in newspapers carrying weapons? The SAPS need to go back to the townships and start hunting this criminals down, to me it can be very simple task to catch this moegoes.
And the third force that is on everyone lips is just a bull****t, The government ignored this mess from the start until now when too many souls deserted us.
As a Tsonga speaking individual i feel very offended when something of this nature is directed to my mother tongue.

So i just wanna say big up to MEDIA(METRO fm) for trying to educate our mindless friends living in the townships.
Much love.
Newton-Bushbuckridge

DINO SAYS:

23 May: Im so ashamed to be a South African right now.Things we do are just evil.I wonder what happened to Ubuntu,and the last time I checked,SA was part of Africa and it should be occupied by Africans.We boast that our country is rich but we're so greedy we dont even wanna share.To the people who are still contineuing with these so called xenophobic attacks,may the Good God forgive you for what you are doing to his people.But the judgement day is coming for you all to answer for you evil deeds.

SKENTU SAYS:

23 May: I USE TO BE SO POSITIVE ABOUT MY COUNTRY BECAUSE I BELIEVE SOUTH AFRICA IS A LOVELY COUNTRY AND MOST RECOGNISED ONE AND MOSTLY THAT WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY TO BE WHERE WE ARE,WE FOUGHT FOR SO LONG TO BE FREE,BUT NOW ALL IS GOING THROUGH THE DRAIN AND THE WORST PART OF IT IT IS BECAUSE OF US,WHAT IS HAPPENING IT SCARES A S#** OUT OF ME BECAUSE I DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT IS NEXT,THERE IS RAPE,BURGLARY ETC AND NOW WE ARE FIGHTNG OUR OWN,A HUMAN BEING IS FIGHTING ANOTHER,SOMEONE WHO LOOKS THE SAME,SOMEONE WHO HAS A HEART LIKE THE OTHER ,WHY IS THAT HAPPENING?WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MANKIND? NO HUMAN BEING DESERVES TO SUFFER ESPECIALLY FOR SOMETHING THEY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THEIR HERITAGE.

HAZEL1994 SAYS:

23 May: This is very sad news what they do to other that they taking the job,i think they have to go to school and they must try to work hard as those people from out site SA they do.they do this because they are lazy just sitting waiting GRANT and RDP HOUSE for free...IF u need money u must work hard...not just wake up every morning go to need money for beer and cig...or waiting for end of the month to get GRANT thats not life......VUYO REST IN PEACE..ANGIE FROM NORWAY

MISSCHRISS SAYS:

23 May: I am PROUDLY South African! Always will be! Cuz thats what I am, and that is what I will always be. Come problems or challenges. Yall need to stop this Im ashamed to a be South African nonsense!!No one cares about your sorry feelings! Question is what r u doing about the situation at the hand! Your feelings are not the issue right now!!!

If you care... do something!! If you wanna talk about something..TALK ABOUT SOLUTIONS!!!!

SLAMONICA SAYS:

24 May: I have been studying in SA most of my life. At the moment I'm in Durban and what I fear most is that the people here already hate foreigner's but they keep telling us that they hate apartheid yet we African hate each other ourselves. I now call SA my second home, but now I fear which home bcoz hoale baa re tebela and for no good reason.

NGCONDE SAYS:

24 May: Guys!
The solution to this is one! For South Afrikan people to stop doing the wrong things, I mean black or white is eye for eye, life for like ie you kill some you get killed, not by the people,but by the law and you steal you lose an arm. you rape you lose that organ that make you do wrong things.

The problem we have is the so called human rights people, these people are the to cause more problems, where were they when South Afrikan people were being hanged or killed for being political freedom fighters, who introduced this system and when?, I'm asking because I don't know miuch about this, but I must tell,it was introduced to protect certain people.

I am devoted man of God. not just a Christian, it's in the bible, in the Qur'an, that you better lose one organ than to fall into sin. I guess until we have such laws, then all will be well. I know some people have a question about what if an innocent man has been convicted, the investigation will take its tool, but if found guilty, you in for it.

Hate me or like it , but it's the truth and it can save the world, because some people think that killing someone for no reason is better. like when they ain't got nothing, if they wanna go to jail, they committe crime and they will live like kings in jail, so South Afrikan government I'm asking you introduce this, may be give it a try, forget the fact that many innocent people where killed, but look now more people are being likked for no reason, may by the virtue that they working hard for thei families. even yourselves, you short youselves in the foot, by stopping ti because white people who are killing innocent black people there at the farms could be in for it. eg Terebalnch, the guy who threw a man into the lions, with the help of some black brothers, the white boy who killed ten people in Petersburg last year and lots, even the black people who are killing and raping innocent white people. I'm standing for black people, but for the truth. people like Donavan, who killed innocent Mathews etc.

So I strongly believe life for life would be better for South Afrika, because I know South Afrikan people are born bad people, but the influences are changing them ,so if they know what's waiting for them, we won't have these stupid hero's.

I say life for life!.

LTHANDO SAYS:

24 May: I dont know what is this country coming up to. We thought we were through with stressing moments like the 'apathied era' Now this. This country cant afford this kind of stupidity, not now anyway. The world cup is just around the corner, what are the investers going to think about our country. This is not just dissapear.Sorry ma people but at this moment I feel ashamed to be a SOUTH AFRICAN................. Luthando Nyangiwe@ Cape Town.

AVILE SAYS:

24 May: What our people have done cannot be justified.IT IS WRONG ND THE GREATEST OF ALL SINS.The bible says luv ur neighbour as u luv urself .HATE DOESNT ND NEVA HAS PRODUCED LUV it also states that we must hate all that is evil.Ma question 2 all these so-called proudly xenophobic South AFRICANS IS what do u want ur kids nd grandkids 2 learn frm what u r doing? r u teaching them that its right 2 hate sum1 who doesnt speak the same language as u?or who doesnt cum 4rm the same country as u ?When will us black people wake up and start doing things 4 ourselves nd STOP BEING 2 PROUD CANT U C THAT ALL THESE PEOPLE R TRYING 2 TEACH U SUMTHING .FROM THIS MOMENT ONWARDS I AM NOT PROUDLY SOUTH AFRICAN I CANNOT AND WILL NOT B ASSOCIATED WITH RASCISTS BECOZ DATS WHAT THESE PEOPLE R .MAY GOD FORGIVE U COZ I DONT HAVE THE AUTHORITY 2 JUDGE BUT MAY GOD FORGIVE US ALL AS A NATION!!!!

NGCONDE SAYS:

24 May: Boompie9!
why can't u be simple straight foward, stop trying to the clever here, we know to you it means nothing when Nubian people are fighting each other, but it start to be something when it against your people.
You talking about the elephant, make it clear who's/what's this elephant, to you this is time to joke or prove you speak better no gud english, pliz stop this rubish, say you like when Nubian people are killing each other and eat your stupid food and die.

You talk about Free state to whom does this so called Free state belongs? Your so called Free state belongs to Afrika, so i believe if Afrika has a virus(as u say) Free state should be affected. I still say Afrika for Afrikans.

"Nkosi sikeleka iAfrika"

MAKALO SAYS:

24 May: EISH PEOPLE, Seriously this thing is so bad that we as SA`s we are doing. People tell me which country is going to trust us again, How can we help countries like Zimbabwe if we can`t help ourselves? People joining hands is a good thing and may be its time to help those who are in tragedy by doing what! 'I don`t know cause know one in this moment can trust SA`s. THE SOTHO WORDS SAYS TAPOLE E BODISA MOKOTLA, meaning we are all in danger guys. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TO PRAY HARD FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DONE THIS TO STOP THIER BAD HABBITS. I`M TRULY SORRY TO FOREIGNERS.

PHAKAMANI SAYS:

24 May: I seriouslly feel bad about the situation currently happenin in MZANSI, you know i do business in foreign contries i never had a problem with my brothers and sisters from other countries. if you think they took your job, messing up your area,polluting your country u totally out of your mind, who is doing your washing, cleans your toilets? dont lie to your self cos its not you but its them......

PULANE SAYS:

24 May: I'm south african but i'm not proud.i fail to understand how one kills a fellow brother because they are from a foreign country.south africans are lazy and have empty prides.no one is stealing their jobs,they are just lazy and expects the goverment to do things for them without taking the initiative.the so called foreigners work hard and are doing the jobs that they(south africans) dont want to do because of their pride.the people who are doing this should be brought to justice.bagolo le ruta bana eng??world cup is coming to sa in two years time,what message are we sending to other countries, do we expect any support from the fellow africans that we are killing because we claim they steal our jobs?what happened to the spirit of ubuntu or do we still know the meaning of the word. this is ridiculous, inhuman and dispeakable and has to come to an end. there are also south africans working in foreign countries,does this mean they should be killed and how would we as south africans feel if this was to be done to those of us in foreign countries????actually i say that the world cup should be given to another country and the embassies in these countries should be distroyed and south africans should be given a taste of their own medicine.
from thabang and pulane,uwc

GUSTAV SAYS:

24 May: "In Germany, they came first for the Communists, And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist;
And then they came for the trade unionists, And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist;
And then they came for the Jews, And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew;
And then . . . they came for me . . . And by that time there was no one left to speak up."
Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984)

TMAILOLA SAYS:

24 May: You call yourself a Human Being, a Being of emotions and soul but your actions are of person with no emotions, one with tattered veins of compassion. You claim to be an African but your actions are of a foreigner to this continent. You torture your brothers, you kill them, you burn them, you steal from them, you rape your sisters, you leave them with bruised faces, for you claim that they are not of your own but they are kwerekweres.

You should be ashamed of yourself, what makes you think that you are a better person than your other African brothers and sisters. Yebo, your are not of the same mother’s womb but you are all of the woman’s womb, you are all of the African womb. Your canal to life is of the same passage, what makes you think that your life is of more worth than that of a brother, a sister from Zimbabwe, from Congo, from Nigeria, from Mozambique, from Namibia, from Angola, Pakistan, from Algeria, from Somalia, from the Western Africa, yes you have guessed it, from the Southern Africa.

What happened to a black soul? Why do you think so cheaply of your fellow Africans? Is it because they don’t speak with a twang like you European friends? Is it because you fail to see value in the darkness of their skin and regard it as a curse? When are you gonna start learning to appreciate what is of your own? Yes, you are a South African in Southern Africa, therefore that makes of you an African, as much as Zimbabweans, Nigerians, Angolans, Namibians… are of Africa, they are Africans. You are brothers, you are sisters, you are a family that just happens to grow far apart from each other.
Why do you have to become an enemy of your brother? What happened to the love of human-kind? Or could it be that now you became less of a human? Of course you are not because you are not of your own creation and the one created you won’t change you into the “heartless bastard” that you are to become. You were raised to be of love and respect, you were raised to be a source of compassion and warmth, you were raised to be of hospitality and kindness but now you are developing hatred towards mankind, you are becoming more and more unwelcoming to your neighbours, the ones you are calling kwerekweres.

Helang bathong, what did human-kind do to deserve so much battering, hatred and inhuman treatment? Hey wena Kabelo, Thulani, Edward, Tinyiko, Siyavuya, Lesego, Scelo, Tshepo, Zanele, Karabo, Lindiwe, Mogau, Fulufhelo, S’busiso, Yandisa, Swart, I mean nawe Abel, Adam, Marcus, Thandekile, Tshidi, Lunga, Margret, Sthembiso, Shonisani, M’naka, kera le wena Kamogelo, Zodwa, Refilwe, Lesedi, Siyabonga, Emily, Mumsy, Nomathamsanqa, Themba, Silumko, whatever your name is. . . When are you gonna stop this abuse of human nature and start accepting that as human beings we were born to leave together as “animals” of love, compassion and ubuntu.

What is so Proudly South African about your actions? How could you say you are Proudly African while you can't cherish, appreciate and respect an African life? In actual fact you should be ASHAMED to be a South African. . . I AM REALLY ASHAMED RIGHT NOW TO CALL MYSELF A SOUTH AFRICAN. . .I mean how to I associate myself with such barbaric and inhumane acts... Me, Myself and I, Tshepo Leshake Mailola... I am saying NO to xenophobic attacks, please let us come together and put an end to this.

Lets us stop this xenophobic attacks on our fellow brothers and sisters, they are of the same woman as us. . . They were born of a mother just like us. They are cherished and valued just the way your mother thinks of you, so let us stop treating them like dirt for they are of our blood, they are of our spirit, they are of our soul, they are of our creation, they are of our own. . . They are our African brothers and sisters. Let us love them as we love ourselves. . .

With much love, respect and compassion for our fellow African brothers and sisters from Tshepo Leshake waga Mailola.

HANGWELANI SAYS:

25 May: how did they get an i d when we dont have one.how did they get houses? dont blame your brothes and sisters.blame your leaders

LIYEMAZAMILE SAYS:

25 May: I think our Black African brother have done a Bad thing in the face of the Almighty God how can we beat and Burn the Innocent Black brother's as if we are Animals this is not good at all.
I think now the community must teach each other to share either "no matter where you come from from as long as you are Black Man you are African" Peter Tosh".

I n some reason we the African we need to love and care for each other to build one African Nation with a strong moral value and believe in one God the creator,God created us for the reason and I dont see any reason why we are chasing each other away.

Africa Unite because we are moing to the House of Babylon can you see that the babylon is comming ,now the table is turned this is the comming of Jesus Christ and the devil wants to drink Blood lets turn our minds and heads to God the One and Only

We must Unite as African's and leave together as one and when the Deveil comes he might not have the space to enter between Us.

LIYEMAZAMILE SAYS:

25 May: I think our Black African brother have done a Bad thing in the face of the Almighty God how can we beat and Burn the Innocent Black brother's as if we are Animals this is not good at all.
I think now the community must teach each other to share either "no matter where you come from from as long as you are Black Man you are African" Peter Tosh".

I n some reason we the African we need to love and care for each other to build one African Nation with a strong moral value and believe in one God the creator,God created us for the reason and I dont see any reason why we are chasing each other away.

Africa Unite because we are coming to the House of God can you see that the Babylon is comming ,now the table is turned this is the comming of Jesus Christ and the devil wants to drink Blood lets turn our minds and heads to God the One and Only.We are not different to the Face of God,We as African we must stop pointing fingures to each other,the white man there is Laughing says we animals.we are from the Jungle.Lets stop Brother I am begging you and we must not give names to this like Xenophobia,this is senseless.We are One African here in our Fathers land

We must Unite as African's and leave together as one and when the Devil comes he might not have the space to enter between Us.

From : Zamile

SKENTU SAYS:

25 May: South Africans have so much to be thankful for but all they do is toss everything away,all the good in this country is hidden somewhere but no one is willing to show it,the only thing that is happening is fear and pain and hate and it scares the s#*** out of me to be free in my beloved country at this moment.How can a human being hate another like this what makes us different to others,why is it ok for one to suffer because is trying to make a living like anyone else,i really hope and pray that mankind would learn and understand the spirit of ubuntu and instead of fighting one another would be able to try and live with one another.

JAYRZEE SAYS:

25 May: to be quite frank and very honest with you,marjority of us are condemning this outrage,and for the past 2 weeks,adverts,ministers,celebrities,Metro fm,etc have come and done their best to preach all tolerance and stop all this.My million dollar question is:How come it is spreading from Province to Province like veld fire?,where is the Intelligence in this country?,police are acting way after the damage has been done.can someone help me out here,or am i the only person smelling a rat here!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CUTIENQO SAYS:

26 May: AFRICA.....why? South Africans? this our brothers from another mother & another father, believe me or not this madness. let us RESPECT 1 another together we can do this.

MLEO SAYS:

26 May: I might not be a South African

But I’m black; my skin is the same as yours

My colour is the same as yours

My genes are African, nothing but African

When your leaders were beaten by whites

I was there to shelter them

I was patient with them

I offered them food, shelter,

Most of all, I offered them protection

I might be a South African

I can’t speak Zulu, because I’m Venda

I can’t speak Zulu, because I’m Shangaan

I don’t know what an elbow is in Zulu

As much as you don’t know it in my language

Since when was Zulu the only South African language?

Yes……………I’m not from Gauteng

I was not born here, but I’m South African

Where should I go if you beat me?

I’m not beating your father, mother, brother or sister who works at my area in the mines

I’m not calling them makwerekwere though they can’t speak my language.

I might be dark in complexion

I might have the foreigners’ looks

I might have the foreigners’ body structure

Now I am scared to go to the only place that I call home

I’m scared of working down the street without my ID

Whites wanted me to do those centuries ago

Now you, my black brother is acting white

Why should you Black South Africans do this?

What makes you think that you better than me?

Who told you that I’m responsible for your unemployment?

Who told you that I’m less human?

If I need to go back to Venda……..let all the Zulus go back to KZN

Let all the Tswana’s go back to Botswana

Let all the Sotho’s go back to Lesotho

Let all the Ndebele’s go back to Kwandebele

Let all the Xhosa’s go back to Eastern Cape

Yes…………let all the Swati’s go back to Swaziland

Is this not ignorance?

Your unemployment is your responsibility

Use your intellect

Get up and work

Let education empower you

Seek humanity

Before 1994 you blamed whites

Now you are blaming me

Who are you going to blame after chasing me away?

Who are you going to blame after killing me?

For what it’s worth…………………..

I’m sorry I was not born here

I’m sorry I can’t speak Zulu

I’m sorry for being too dark for your Joburg

I’m sorry for cleaning the toilets you don’t want to clean

I’m sorry for doing your garden

I’m sorry for repairing your shoes

I’m sorry for protecting your leaders while they were in Exile

Yes…………………what you call Exile………..is my country

And most of all…….I’m sorry for building South African infrastructure

Please my brothers let there be peace and prosperity amongst black African people.

NGCONDE SAYS:

26 May: Ma-Afrika amandla!
Gud-mornimg Mafrika!

To all those who have been/are still heart broken, dissapointed, ashamed, hurting mostly my brother or sister Mleo, I wanna say to you, don't even think that South Afrikan people don't like you or they don't appreciate everything you have done for us(Sa) in the past, when Nubian people were facing dificulties. I am speaking on behalf of pure South Afrikans, who have not forgotten where we(as South Afrika) re coming from. Yes you were there for us, that's why most of our brothers and sisters have kids with some of you, it's all because of you and the love you had showen. Thanx a million times for that, we shall never forget.

You must understand when a man is not educated or trained, it's easy for the devil to convince such a person to do wrong, evil things, because he does not know his history. and another problem our fathers and brothers who were outside(exile) South Afrika have failed to write everything down in history books, still this is the problem we have about black hsitory, our future generation won't know about the good/bad past times, so it's gonna be easy for the devil to devide us and say bad things about us(as Afrikan) people

South Afrika loves you and appreciate everything about you! we are all hurting over this, lets wipe our tears and wear our smiles again and pliz still call South Afrikans (my brother) as you usual say, because real you re my brothers and sisters.In all South Afrika at large is very much sorry about, some people start things as jokes, because I believe some stupid started this as a joke and the devil heard this and took route. Dark skinned or light skinned, we are all Afrikans. We must help each other and solve our Afrikan problems. Where ever Iam, other nations call Black man, they don't say a black South Afrikan and when they refer to Nigerian man, they also call him a Black man, that means we are no different, so lets love one aonther like before. I love you so dearly, and I'm still proud of being Black.

Word for your soul!

He's given you the ability!
'God... gives you the ability to produce wealth...'

Without struggle, you'll never develop your potential! Have you ever watched an ant carring home a piece of bread that's bigger than him? Success belongs to those too small to carry what they believe in, but too stubborn to leave it behind! If God the creator lives within you, then you are'creative'. That means when you can't find a job, you can go out and creat one. If success doesn't come after you, get up and go after it. There are norisks-free plans.

young man once asked an old man, 'what's the secret of youur success? Good decisions,' he replied! 'How did you learn to make good dicisions? the young man asked.'By making bad ones,' the old man replied. Once you discover your gift and identify your deram, get on your mark,get set and go! Stop waiting for opportunity. Opportunity is the breath in your body and strength of your mind. If you use your God-given gifts wisely, there's no telling what you can do. But you must be a 'doer'! God doesnot give us wealth, he gives us the power to get the wealth. There's a big difference. Too many of us sit down and wait for Him to drop everything into our lap. A deram without corresponding action only aggravates the soul and amounts to nothing. God will give you the power to succeed, but you have to take it, develop plan and work at it.

South Afrikans be patient with one another, you re no better until you some thing good for someone else. When they cry, we cry, and when they laugh we laugh, because they re our brothers. Lets unite and fight the devil.
Love and respect are the cue. we need no guns or knives and name callings.A smile can heal your pain.

Ubuntu, Umanyano ngamandla ma-Afrika, Pantsi ngocalucalulo, Utshaba luyanihleka!

"Nkosi sikelela iAfrika!

TEAKAY SAYS:

26 May: This thing that other S Africans are doing is totally unacceptable.The thing that I saw on the newspaper yesterday is very very painful I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw a person BURNING.Just beacause he's not a S.African,No guyz that's NOT the way to go.

TG SAYS:

26 May: THIS IS SO UNACCEPTABLE THEY SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELFS. TSHEPISO G

IANLEO SAYS:

26 May: iam shocked,have no words at all.african vs african what next.

SKENTU SAYS:

26 May: it is up to man to realise that we are all the same regardles of how we look like and for that i hope and wish that everyone who was involved in the attacks even those who was supporting the attacks from far and beyond will find it in their heart to forgive themselves and also learn that causing a pain to someone else it will come back to you and when it does it will hurt more than as it did to the other person.no good can come from others misery.

MAYO SAYS:

27 May: Come on south afriocans lets stop these attacks, these are our brothers and sisters , why do we have to chase them away? they came here to seek a better life and further more they helped us during the apatheid period, is this this the way we sappose to thank them? i dont think so. come south africa lets stand together and stop this violence.

MHLONISHWAAA SAYS:

27 May: MXOLISI.ma-AFRICA we are relegating ourself toward 2010 we have to stop this practice.

MHLONISHWAAA SAYS:

27 May: MXOLISI.ma-AFRICA we are relegating ourself toward 2010 we have to stop this practice!!

LALANKI SAYS:

27 May: Im still a proud South African, but im disappointed by what other South Africans are doing to innocent foreigners. It's good to have a fighting spirit for the right reasons and positive outcome. The rest of the world must be thinking that our coutry is full idiots and hypocrites. 2010 is just around the corner which foreigner is ever going to be comfortable coming to a xenophobic country?......................I think the violent bastards who are ruining the image of SA should start using their brains and maybe..........just maybe by the time we get to 2010 some jobs would have been created for them.

NKHANYE SAYS:

28 May: Hi Wilson B Nkosi,

I am Mudau Nkhanyeleni from Pretoria. I just want to let you know that i really enjoy the Poetry motion part of your show. On the 11 of May 2008, you rendered a Poet called "life" I loved that. Can you please advise me, i really need that poem, how and where can i buy it.

Thanks

Nkhanye

0829405052
nkhanyelani.mudau@standardbank.co.za

LUKITA SAYS:

28 May: LUKITA
What is happening............what is this????
I lived in South Africa for 10 years, and I can tell you that I feel as if its my home. When people ask me where are you from , I tell them I am MOZA-SOUTH ( Because I was born in Mozambique and lived my teenage years in South Africa, and I can tell that I feel more connected to SA than to Mozambique).
Wake up people, this will not solve anything whatever it´s that you wish to accomplish will not happen. Maybe things would be better if we stopped being LAZY..... thats right LAZY... I am completely DISGUSTED AND ASHAMED OF WHAT IS HAPPENING.. ANY TIME THIS WILL BECAME LIKE PALESTINE AND ISRAEL...... I am not speaking as a mozambican but as an africa.

MIYAKAZI SAYS:

28 May: and we call ourselves the rainbow nation!!!

MPHOMAKHETHA SAYS:

29 May: This is such a "EMBARRASSMENT to our country ...a group of low self esteem people get together and act like fools this is the first in history know the world can sit back and watch how we make fools of our selfs ..I listening to one our poet last night it sent shivers down my spine ....he was just confirming that we are really killing our bothers and sisters...Come on guys why is it ok for us to go to london and seek greener pastures ..but if its done in our country we act like spoilt brats.......Iam really digusted .

LUCKYR SAYS:

29 May: whats is wrong with us south africans,remember those fellow brothers and sisters that we are abusing,they are from a woman's womb they are not animals.let us stop humilating these poor people.have you forget about rainbow nation?let us use our mind to think not hands.DM Rankapole

VICARDO SAYS:

30 May: UBUNTU!!!!!, What does it mean,Most of our so called brothers and sisters have forgotten,forgotten what it was like to be called names (not to be mentioned),You were not allowed to be on the street without a 'dompas' or if foreign...without your identification papers.If your skin was not the right colour(what-ever that was),you were called names,sweared at,humiliated,etc, now history is repeating itself,with a different colour ruling the country,trying to outbeat their precessors.Xenophobia is killing your infra structure,you also have brothers and sisters in neighboring countries(should they be kicked out like dogs),most of these foreigners are Profesionals who are trying to upgrade South African way of living,but by killing them,you destroy what this country needs.You could be next........with the new regime!!!!!No-one has the right to take another life without justification//// And because I am unable to speak Zulu is not Justifiable enough,like most of you cannot speak my Language or do all of you practicing Xenophonia speak all official Languages??

SNEAR SAYS:

30 May: I JUST WANT TO APOLOGIZE ON BEHALF OF OUR S.AFRICANS FOR THEIR STUPID & SELFISH ACTS.WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS INHUMAN, MY HEART REALLY GOES OUT 2 OUR AFRICAN BROTHERS & SISTERS.GOD WILL SURELY ANSWER 4 U AS HE ALSO DOES, WE WIL KEEP ON PRAYING FOR YOU JUST DON'T LOSE HOPE.
I LOVE ALL OF YOU!!

MANTOPI SAYS:

31 May: SOTH AFRICANS ARE NOT FAIR LETS STOP THIS GUYS PLEASE,LETS BEHAVE LIKE PEOPLE NOT LIKE ANIMALS.WE ARE ALL BLACK MEANING WE ARE ALL SOUTH AFRICANS.

KINGKAI SAYS:

02 June: treat others the way you would like them to treat you. fine we have an excess of foregners in our country but now i think our government undastand that. lets stop killing because like come only once and just as yours is precious so is my brothers and my sisters irrespective of the genetis. Peace that what africa is about.

KINGKAI SAYS:

HIGHPRO SAYS:

02 June: I was born and raised in South-Africa,which means I am South-african and proud to be South african and african but today I am very ashamed to call myself South african cause of what we did to our fellow african brothers and sisters.Some other people put the blames on the ZULU SPEAKING PEOPLE,Hey!be ashamed of your action.South-african the whole world is laughing at us.How can you treat your brother or your sister like this,remember they are not in South Africa by mistake maybe u dont know whats happenning to our neighbouring african countries.

Maybe is time you visit one of the neighbouring country and see whats happening there!!!!!!!!!!BE ASHAMED.

BATHO BA KAMOKA KE BA MODIMO,

KE A LEBOGA.

LUME SAYS:

02 June: FELLOW SOUTH AFRICANS, I THOUGHT OUR COUNTRY WAS DEMOCRATIC AND FREE TO EVERYONE AROUND THE WORLD.
LET OUR FELLOW AFRICANS BE AT PEACE, WHAT IF IT WAS YOU IN ANOTHER COUNTRY TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING AND YOU GET ATTACKED FOR NO REASON AT ALL.

WE TEND TO FORGET
WERE WE COMING FROM?

LETS BRING BACK THE SPIRIT OF UBUNTU!

MMATSHEPO SAYS:

02 June: 02 June: I really cannot believe that our own people are doing this, i mean our brothers and sister in Zimbabwe are already facing hardships in their country. They came seeking for refuge and a better life,but instead for them its as if they are still in Zim because they are not free to do anything instead they are being treated like dogs. I can only imagine how they feel, i mean imagine if you run away from violence and opression only to find it again on the other side. What do you do? it is really unfair. I'm in London at the moment and in a manner of speaking i'm also a foreigner in this country, i can imagine how i would feel if the english people would turn to us and saying they don't want us in their country?.....I can only imagine, brothers and sisters please stop the violence you know how far we have come let us practise UBUNTU.........

DANELE SAYS:

02 June: Hi! I'm excited first and foremost that my first comment is on an issue that is so important and is making us as BLACK PEOPLE really view ourselves closely,and really rethink our value systems, I'm not sorry to say, PATHETIC, DISAPOINTING AND TOTALLY UNBELIEVABLE. We have managed to make ourselves look like clowns by revealing that we can not solve our problems through talking, as Africans yet again. South Africans buphi ubuntu bethu ngoku, sihlazukile!!!! Our FOREFATHERS are turning in their graves, atleast I know mine are.
Question: How many White South African have killed their Non-SOuth African counterparts?
Secondly Congradulate me, it's my first moment on Metro, I AM EXCITED.
Danele

VAVAIS SAYS:

03 June: i never thought that we as Black we will fight together,kill each other as we are doing now. I thought we where fight for freedom now we are treating one, how can we fight with each other even whites never fight with each other even if the other person came from Germany or in any place. We as South Africans are hosting 2010 World Cup, who are going to come here to come here and visit our country if we are behaving like this, this is sad and stupid. I never thought i will say this but "IINGQONDO ZETHU ZIMNYAMA ZIFANA NATHI"

Noluvo Yali from Cape Town

MPHOYANGA SAYS:

04 June: TWO WEEKS BACK I WAS ASHAMED TO BE CALLED A SOUTH AFRICAN AND IVE SEEN MY NEIGHBOURS(tsongas) BEING CHASED BECAUSE OF THEIR LANGUAGE SIMILAR TO MOZAMBIQUIAN LANGUAGE, I WAS SO HEARTBROKEN AND REALY BELIEVE THAT THIS MAN MARCH IS GOING TO MAKE A CHANGE AND TEACH OUR BROTHERS & SISTERS THAT AS AFRICA WE ARE "ONE BIG FAMILY", I SAY NO TO XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS AND WE ARE TIRED...... STOP IT SOUTH AFRICA IT IS A THREAT TO OUR DEMOCRACY.. LETS REUNITE AND LOVE ONE ANOTHER TO LIVE IN PEACE.

MPHOYANGA SAYS:

04 June: FEW WEEKS BACK I WAS ASHAMED TO BE A SOUTH ARICAN BECAUSE IVE SEEN INNOCEN PEOPLE BEIN KILLED AND EVEN MY NEIGHBOURS(tsoNgas) WERE CHASED FROM THEIR HOMES BECAUSE OF THEIR LANGUAGE SIMILAR TO MOZAMBIQUIAN LANGUAGE I WAS HEARTBROKEN. I BELIEVE THIS MAN MARCH WII MAKE A CHANGE & TEACH THIS BABARIANS THAT AS AFRICA WE ARE "ONE BIG FAMILY", I SAY NO TO XENOPHOBIA AND SOUTH AFRICA LETS REUNITE AND LIVE IN PEACE AS THIS IS A THREAT TO OUR DEMOCRACY...LETS STOP IT

VAVAIS SAYS:

04 June: Finally we have come to our senses some but not all of us.Now that we the people of Parliament have spoken, thina we want the Africans to come back, what was the really reason we beat them, we kill them and burn their houses and their business, i really don't understand Black People. How are they suppose to trust to leave with us again and be friends with us while we were trying to kill them. My question is where are we going to run to if South Africa is in trouble? Where !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ANDRONICAH SAYS:

05 June: i am against the killing of our fellow africans, it seems that we as south africans are a continent on our own, we are africans when it suite us, its sad how quickly we forget, the very same people we kill are the one who helped us during the apartheid era. anyway south african are full of pride, we say that this people are taking our jobs have we stopped and looked and observed that the jobs they are doing are the ones we do not want to do, you dont want to stant infront of a shop and advertise they do. and the problem again is with our government is that this people have the same laws and everything that we do and sometimes it seems as if the government cares more about them more than they do us. so if we can stop and look, this situation is causing us as a country money, the money that could have helped us. and the world is laughing at us, and who ever said that blacks are the only foreigners, when foreigners are rich and white we dont kill them but if they are poor we do. i hope and pray that this killings stop and we as a contry should apoogize and try and help make a contry safe for all the least we can do is help report those who are here illegally and maybe help them get citizenship.

ITULICIOUS SAYS:

05 June: LETS BE ONE THING ,LETS NOT KILL OUR BROTHERS N SISTERS,LETS NOT BRAKE THE S.A'S CONSTITUTION RULE CAUSE WE ARE ALL EQUAL...

SNEAR SAYS:

06 June: what comes around , goes around!

SSOLWANDLE SAYS:

06 June: I have to say I have travelled in many of the African countries and was always proud to say that I am from SA and people regardless of the language berrier still liked me and they would always mention Mandela, Brenda Fassie, Lucky Dube and the others. However lately I am ashamed to mention anywhere I walk that I am SA. My visa took a while to be approved for one of the countries.

On the 31 May I was in Kenya once they realised that I was a South African they asked what it is we were doing, burning people alive. At the moment I am in Guinea, in my office I felt like I was on trial for the sins I didn't commit. As much I do not support the acts of my fellow SA I am paying the price for their offences.

I have expressed my apology many times but it seems not convincing as I am constantly reminded of the death toll and people who lost their sense of belonging.

I have been stripped naked for the sins of my fellow SA and I am ashamed to say " I am proudly South African" .

SBOBOSH SAYS:

11 June: Vicardo just because I am Zulu does not mean that I am xhenophobic please do not generalise. my brother in ct has to carry his id everywhere he goes because he is too black to qualify as a SA. Many African brothers and sisters have greeted me "bonjou" and I responded because we are all Africans actually human beings so I don't get it when all of a sudden if you are Zulu you are xhenophobic maniac. Enough about the complaints and sad feelings lets take action

THEMBALOMHLABA SAYS:

11 June: If we are gonna turn against eachother who are we gonna rely on when we need eachother. Life is about vukuzenzele, ukuhlonipana and ukucinana. To those who think xenophobia is a must, just remember that what you reap is what you sow and always love your neighbour as much as you love yourself. I belive thats there no such a thing as a foreigner because Africa belongs to noone but GOD.

HLENGIWEH SAYS:

12 June: This abusive thing done to our brothers, our sisters,our parents disguised me. Watching other people crying need help, burning their houses, killing them because we say they are not from S.A, HELL NO! people. We have to love one another, we are all from Africa Continent(Africans) why can't we accept that. Just because i talk Shona or any launguage doe'nt mean you have to kill me. What about 2010, who will love to be here? Nobody guess why , we still have apartheid dust. Grow up South Africans we all love our country. I'm proudly South African who will not kill our BROTHERS and SISTERS from other countries.

MOMOK SAYS:

13 June: I think dat sa people go out de,do crime n den dey blame it on the zimbabweans,not fair @ all, what comes around comes around.

MOMOK SAYS:

13 June: What i meant is what goes around comes around.

YOLLIE SAYS:

13 June: Well, most people have said it all, I am currently in the UK and when I first watched CNN and BBC where these things were shown, I almost denied it was South Africa I was seeing, someone has well put it, how can i be proudly South African when my own people are being so barbaric to fellow Africans. The sad thing that truly exposed our ignorance is that, the attacks are posed at people who are just barely making a proper living themselves, I am not promoting attacks against anyone, but I even wondered if people who started these attacks knew how many non African foreign companies are truly making the money out of South Africans and grabbing real opportunities for breaks in certain sectors? Shows you how short some of us can think...but looking at it from abroad, you are just seeing a deterioration in a country that you thought was African glory and pride. Wake up fellow South Africans, umuntu ngumuntu ngabanye!!!! And lastly, these are God's people, and dont bring God's wrath unnecessarily upon yourselves and on innocent people who have committed NO SIN!!!

HLENGIWEH SAYS:

17 June: I LOVE THE LEGEND (LUCKY DUBE) SONG "TOGETHER AS ONE" look at these lines "THE CATS AND THE DOGS HAVE FORGIVEN EACH OTHER WHAT WRONG WITH US----- ALL THESE YEARS FIGHTING EACH OTHER BUT THERE IS NO SOLUTION". Unity is imperative, it other we are blacks,whites,indians,europeans etc This country celebrates the 10 years of DEMOCRACY, maybe people does not really know what DEMOCRACY means. I'm young but i can see what wrong and what right,and i'm ashamed to tell these stories in near future to my grand children because this is a disguising. There is this slogan" I am proudly South African" what can make us be so proud if we behave like this as S.Africans maybe it can be change to: I am proudly African. By da way i am South African.

GENIE SAYS:

18 June: i think we should featured as moemish of the year--coz xenophobia is just plain dumb and kinda entertains all the illeterate pees in SA--shame i understand they also need amusement--pitt it comes at a price as high as human life--hope we all get severly punished for treating other humans like this--i'm truly disgusted at the thot of calling myself a south african

ISY SAYS:

19 June: I dont see how south africans can act in this manner, what happened to the spirit of ubuntu? we are complaining about foreign people taking our jobs, most of them are doing thing for themselfs eg selling on the street corner, welding, carpentry, hairdressing and lots more. We demand things to be given on a silver plate, we want that job that pays more but we dont qualify. The people are doing it for themselfs rather lets learn from them and do the same instead of killing them. Can one realy kill another just because you dont have a job. i'm ashamed to say that i'm an south african, whats south africa without africa at large.

NELEZA12 SAYS:

20 June: I was very disappointed to hear, and to see pictures of my country people hurting our brothers and sisters from other countries of Africa. We should have learned from apartheid, instead of repeating the same error.

I currently reside in the overseas, and once in a while I do cultural diversity to teach others about my country. For the past few week I found myself apologizing for this intolerable act. This situation made me think about, what if people from other countries woke up and decided that they were tired of foreigners and started to kill them without even thinking about their status, or positions in the country. That means so many people would loose their lives for a stupit reason., of which i would be one of them.
I thought about my family, friends, brothers, and sisters, that really broke my heart.

I believe that people should be held responsible for their actions. They should think first before they act, and should put themselves into others shoes to be able to think differently.

Umkhulu Mandela said, "I cherish my own freedom dearly, but I care even more for your freedom. Too many have died since I went to prison. Too many have suffered for the love of freedom. I owe it to their widows, to their orphans, to their mothers and their fathers, who have grieved and wept for them ..... Not only have I suffered during these long lonely wasted years. I am no less life-loving than you are. But I cannot sell the birthright of the people to be free ....... Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated."

All I am saying is that, South Africans have come a long way. Our mothers and fathers have paid the price for their children to have a better future. Lets not act like prisinors but respect, and love one another.

SAIDA SAYS:

23 June: I never knew that there's only few PROUDLY SOUTH AFRICANS, people MUST STOP to call themselves that there are the prouldy SA's, Proudly SOuth Africans does not KILL..
Sandiso&Yoliswa Ngwele

CAPSOFAN SAYS:

25 July: There is a stunning song called Africa, by new artist Capsolys. It's all about being an African and being proud to be home. We should all be singing it, all day, every day!!!

CAPSOFAN SAYS:

25 July: There is a stunning new song called Africa, by new artist Capsolys. It's all about being an African and being proud to be home. We should all be singing it, all day, every day!!!

SINDII SAYS:

31 July: hi my name is sindiso nyoni and i am a zimbabwean studying a degree in graphic design at the university of johannesburg. i am writing my thesis on activism in visual design and was wondering if u culd assist me on how i can obtain the posters u have commissioned on xenophobia? i would really appreciate it if u could aid me with this.
my email add is sindisonyoni@gmail.com
cell: 0760361616
-best regards

MACEILO SAYS:

13 August: HI my name is kenny Makata Maapole and my greatest concern is that in South Africa we have the tendency to push matters under the rug. Eg we know that there are good South Africans and bad South Africans so are the FOREIGNERS that flock to South Africa on a daily basis.I am not promoting XENOPHOBIA but i am saying to the rest of South Africa we must be realistic because we know what is going on.1 WHITE FARMERS hire more FOREIGNERS than our own people because they pay them far less than they should and thats a fact.2 STEERS is one of few restaurants that hires all ZIMBABWEANS in one store including the manager.3 A research has been done recently and it was discovered that 70% of mineworkers in most parts of Southern Africa are FOREIGNERS who have been here for years or just came recently.4 It is also a know fact that there is a lot of corruption among goverment officials in South Africa.5 Nigerians are among the most corrupt in the country, they roam around all day in most parts of our country and we see some of the bad things that they do.People of South Africa were only fighting for the bad,corruption including our own South African Police Service which is the most corrupt Police Service in the world,we know they work with some nigerians and ther foreigners and are accepting money from these people in return of the crimes they commit like selling drugs and so on.We keep calling the FOREIGNERS "refugees", what is a refugee and if people know what a refugee is then we ARE blessed with tons and tons of refugees in Mzantsi. South Africa has enough crime,corruption,poverty and unemployed youth and now we have uncontrollable "REFUGEES" coming to South Africa on top of all the problems we already have,AND THEN WE SAY PEOPLE ARE WRONG,YES THEY ARE WRONG BUT NOT ENTIRELY WRONG.WHOEVER SAYS SOUTH AFRICANS ARE JUST WRONG THEY ARE TRYING TO BE GOOD SAMARITANS IN A LOSE LOSE SITUATION.SPEAK UP AND ACT OTHERWISE OUR COUNTRY WILL CONTINUE TO DETIRIORATE.REPORT CRIME AND WORK FOR THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY,THE GOVERMENT CAN'T DO IT ALONE.FOREIGNERS MUST BE HERE TO CONTRIBUTE TO SOUTH AFRICA NOT MAKE WORSE THAN IT IS...

THIS IS THE TRUTH

MACEILO SAYS:

13 August: HI my name is kenny Makata Maapole and my greatest concern is that in South Africa we have the tendency to push matters under the rug. Eg we know that there are good South Africans and bad South Africans so are the FOREIGNERS that flock to South Africa on a daily basis.I am not promoting XENOPHOBIA but i am saying to the rest of South Africa we must be realistic because we know what is going on.1 WHITE FARMERS hire more FOREIGNERS than our own people because they pay them far less than they should and thats a fact.2 STEERS is one of few restaurants that hires all ZIMBABWEANS in one store including the manager.3 A research has been done recently and it was discovered that 70% of mineworkers in most parts of Southern Africa are FOREIGNERS who have been here for years or just came recently.4 It is also a know fact that there is a lot of corruption among goverment officials in South Africa.5 Nigerians are among the most corrupt in the country, they roam around all day in most parts of our country and we see some of the bad things that they do.People of South Africa were only fighting for the bad,corruption including our own South African Police Service which is the most corrupt Police Service in the world,we know they work with some nigerians and other foreigners and are accepting money from these people in return of the crimes they commit like selling drugs and so on.We keep calling the FOREIGNERS "refugees", what is a refugee and if people know what a refugee is then we ARE blessed with tons and tons of refugees in Mzantsi. South Africa has enough crime,corruption,poverty and unemployed youth and now we have uncontrollable "REFUGEES" coming to South Africa on top of all the problems we already have,AND THEN WE SAY PEOPLE ARE WRONG,YES THEY ARE WRONG BUT NOT ENTIRELY WRONG.WHOEVER SAYS SOUTH AFRICANS ARE JUST WRONG THEY ARE TRYING TO BE GOOD SAMARITANS IN A LOSE LOSE SITUATION.SPEAK UP AND ACT OTHERWISE OUR COUNTRY WILL CONTINUE TO DETIRIORATE.REPORT CRIME AND WORK FOR THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY,THE GOVERMENT CAN'T DO IT ALONE.FOREIGNERS MUST BE HERE TO CONTRIBUTE TO SOUTH AFRICA NOT MAKE WORSE THAN IT IS...

THIS IS THE TRUTH

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