SANCO SAYS NOT IN OUR NAME XENOPHOBIA PRESENTS THE LEVELS OF MORAL EROSION

SANCO SAYS NOT IN OUR NAME

XENOPHOBIA PRESENTS THE LEVELS OF MORAL EROSION

That was the press release from the South African national Civic Organization.

SANCO MP wants to add its voice in strongly condemning the recent spate of xenophobic violence that has engulfed certain parts of the country. 

SANCO's view is that these attacks to fellow African brothers expose the high level of moral erosion and intense absence of consciousness in communities.

As much as we appreciate the frustrations yield by the by the socioeconomic challenges, that doesn't justify the infliction this horrific and deadly pain to our brothers and sister. Xenophobia represents backwardness, retrogression, barbarism and inhumanity. 

How do these barbarisms fulfill their quest when driving defenseless babies and their mothers to the streets and cold? Are we not supposed to embrace each other, share the shelter and wealth as mandated by the freedom charter?

All these cannot happen in the glorious name of the Rainbow Nation. The implications of these has started showing at the international level.  It shall take time to reverse the adverse name and character that has recently portrayed the South African nation, as a result of moral eroded, regressive and self-hating individuals. As much as Mpumalanga is relatively calm, the PEC isn't leaving anything to chance. We have directed our structures to convene mass and block meetings to raise consciousness against xenophobic elements. We shall be closely assessing the situation, and if necessary, the PEC shall decent to “hot sports” to address and eradicate these elements.

We call for our all sectors and segments of our society, from government, nongovernmental organizations, churches, schools, individual members of communities and political parties, to rise up through action to raise consciousness and restore the moral values of the communities. 

 Government and the police in particular, must leave no stone u turned in unmasking the perpetrators and leaders of these xenophobic outbreaks. It's time we treat xenophobia as the crime against humanity, because that is all it represents.