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Africa's contribution to SA

  • SA: International students - big numbers, small income - Karen MacGregor 24/01/2010

  • South Africa: Another Look At Xenophobia by Fongot Kini-Yen Kinni [allAfrica.com]

  • Southern Africa: Apartheid Debt, 7/27/98 [University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Centre]

    Gene Bizonguqku, from Burundi, said he was sad about what was going on. "I remember a long time ago in the 1970s, I was in Grade 4 and our school told us to donate money for poor South Africans. "We did, but what do we get in return now? Its really pains me to see how we are treated here," he said.

    * This is an extract from an article published in the Pretoria News on 16th June 2008; see full report on the Press Releases webpage. 


    This is the king of sentiment that South African are generating for themselves. is this what this country needs? use it, dont use it. the decision is yours…

    **The images around the xenophobic attacks bring tears to my eyes. It is time for Mozambique to take measures. We have begged to these South Africans long enough. They clearly have forgotten that we and other neighbouring countries have helped to free this country of Mbeki and Nelson Mandela. We gave asylum to many of their leaders that fought for freedom in this country of the "MACHANGANAS", the MAKWEREKWERE.

    We have made their economy grow with our cheap labour in their gold and diamond mines. Provinces like Mpumalanga are growing out of the money that Mozambicans are spending there on day-to-day visits in the casinos , supermarkets, buying of cars, medical visits, discos, hotels, buying furnitur and resident students in the province.

    Look at the Medi Clinic and see what it is today. Look at how many hotels where built due to the influx of Mozambicans with money during the long weekends and public holidays in Mozambique; schools such as the Nelspruit Private College, were 90% of its students where Mozambicans in 2001/2 in every class that they taught. Personally I did the research in 2005 when I worked in the commerce and tourism chamber of Mpumalanga, and 75% of the money being spend at the Riverside Mall was spend by Mozambicans and 10% by the Swazis and this is how they repay us?

    Our relatives are being burnt alive, stubbed, raped, violated and shot in cold blood. My heart is broken and right now, I hate everything that is South African, especially the blacks (I am also black). I will not hide and I am not ashamed of showing all the anger and hate that is in my spirit, God forgive me.

    This is sad. It is a shame.

    God forgive them, as they know not what they do.

    **Extracted from a mozambican publication.

    translated from portuguese by Rui

    Rui on May 22nd, 2008 at 4:17 pm