Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Violence In South Africa -- May 21, 2008

Summary Of News Reports
South Africa xenophobia attacks death toll at 42: police -- Reuters
South Africa violence spreads, army deployment mulled -- Yahoo News
South African Attacks Spreading -- CBS News
South Africa violence spreads to Durban -- The Telegraph
Anti-Immigrant Terror in South Africa -- Time Magazine
Mbeki is to blame for xenophobic attacks, says watchdog -- The Independnet
Nigeria, South Africa officials discuss xenophobic attacks -- Yahoo News
Mbeki: Army to help end South Africa violence -- Reuters
Mbeki deploys army to stop killings -- CNN
SA leader orders army to deploy -- BBC
South African troops called in to quell violence -- MSNBC
South Africa riots: ‘I was paid to kill foreigners’ -- This Day
Black-on-Black War in Johannesburg -- Pajamas media
Commentary: South Africa's shame -- The Guardian

My Comment: If your gets the flu (Zimbabwe), expect to get the flu also. The ANC has been ruling South Africa since the nineties. Even with a boom in its resource sector, it still cannot meet the needs of its poorest citizens. Throw in the incredible spread of AIDS in the country, the crime, and tribal tensions ..... always tribal tensions in Africa .... you then the environment in which people just explode.

The military will be controlling the situation in the next few days, but the damage and harm has already been done. And this is the country that will be hosting the World Cup in 2010?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Thabo Mbeki has done nothing to help Zimbabwean situation so thats what you get after all if the Zimbabwean situation was okay there was not going to be any refugee problem. By protecting SA interests in minning resources in Zimbabwe he chose to ignore the Zimbabwean humanitarian crisis so it works both ways, you ignore a problem then it comes to your backyard.