Authorities met with Amnesty International twice this week to find a lasting solution to xenophobic attacks
Home Affairs Minister Siyabonga Cwele, Police Minister Bheki Cele and Internationaal Relations and Coperation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu in Pretoria on Friday. Picture: DIRCO/ TWITTER
The meeting in Pretoria followed the one held on Monday and hoped to find a lasting solution to xenophobic attacks which flared up in Durban last week. She said political leaders must also stop making discriminatory and inflammatory remarks about migrants and foreign nationals, especially in an apparent attempt to gain votes in the current election season.
“The government must take concrete steps to hold suspected perpetrators to account. That begins with tackling impunity for past xenophobia-related crimes.”
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