In response to xenophobia, violence, looting, harassment and apartheid-style treatment of blacks against foreigners in South Africa, no foreigner and no South African should be chased away from Zimbabwe.

We have an estimated 25,000 South Africans who reside in Zimbabwe. No one should be persecuted in response to thuggery against Zimbabweans or foreigners in South Africa.

We as Zimbabweans must continue our humanity even if South Africa has chosen lawlessness and wickedness against its vulnerable members.

“Do you know the heart of a foreigner among us? He is isolated and always worried. We must always protect them.”

Many foreign nationals, including dozens of Zimbabweans, have been killed in South Africa due to xenophobia.

South Africa is now a banana republic. There is no more rule of law. Thugs and mobs move around the country harassing foreigners even in front of the police. They loot their tuckshops, they beat them in the streets, and they loot their houses and take everything while chasing them away from their shelters.

Documented Firsthand AccountsMost of these crimes are committed in front of the police. Xenophobia and violence in South Africa is state-sponsored. Thugs and mobs are helping the South African coalition government to get rid of African foreigners — accounts gathered directly through Makumbirofa Farms’ advocacy network.

The Home Affairs department is not issuing or renewing asylum permits for those seeking refuge in South Africa. Many have been made illegal because Home Affairs is not functioning.

In Zimbabwe, we must take in the many whites, Tsonga and Shangaan people who must be given refuge in Zimbabwe and other neighbouring countries.

Each and every time South African mobs march, these South African Tsonga and Shangaan people are killed, beaten, harassed, or have their houses looted. They have lost protection from the South African laws.

Deal with xenophobia in South Africa in some other way — boycotting their artists and goods — not by targeting the vulnerable within our borders. All human life is sacred.

The people of Zimbabwe must carry out the spirit of Ubuntu. Do not target or attack South Africans within our borders.

Do you know the heart of a foreigner among us? He is isolated and is always worried. We must always protect them.

Deal with xenophobia in South Africa in some other way — by boycotting their artists and goods, not by targeting the vulnerable within our borders. All human life is sacred.

By Collen Makumbirofa
Makumbirofa Farms
www.makumbirofafarms.co.za
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