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Politics / Re: Afrophobia attacks
« on: July 14, 2010, 02:34:37 PM »Quote
Hlengiwe Mnguni, News24
Cape Town - Western Cape police say they can do nothing about a xenophobic pamphlet handed out in the province, rallying a community to "fight for what belongs to us" on a specified date - as its source of origin is unknown.
"It needs to be a threat from one person to another. We don't know where it comes from," spokesperson Colonel Billy Jones told News24.
The pamphlet reads: "Things are getting tough here in South Africa, so I appeal to every residents (sic) ... to join hands together to drive foreigners out of our country.
"Truth is our government is no longer able to take care of us," it continues before specifying the date on which “dolls will dance”.
Jones said it could be part of a rumour about xenophobia which government has blamed for the recent incidents in which the shops of mostly Somalis were looted and burned in townships around Cape Town.
He said the police and army would continue being highly visible in areas considered vulnerable in the province.
No incidents of xenophobic violence were reported on Wednesday, Jones said.
He urged people to report threats of xenophobic violence to their nearest police station.
- News24
There seems to be a third force trying to instigate this violence and I bet its people whom would have something to gain in seing our country distabilised...media's really not doin us any favours either...