‘March against foreigners should not have been given the go-ahead’
As protesters in Mamelodi prepared to march against foreigners in Pretoria on Friday‚ the Coalition of Civics Against Xenophobia says the event should not have been permitted. "They have agreed to be peaceful‚ but it’s still xenophobic ... and it can poison relations between people‚" said Mametlwe Sebei‚ coalition co-ordinator and member of Lawyers for Human Rights. The Mamelodi Concerned Residents plans to hand a memorandum of its concerns to the government. The group intends to assemble in Mamelodi before marching to the departments of home affairs and labour to hand over memorandums. Many foreign shop owners in Nellmapius and Mamelodi have shut their doors‚ fearing looting. On Monday‚ groups of residents looted shops in the area while Atteridgeville residents attacked foreign homeowners last weekend. "A march like this — I would not have granted them permission. No one has the freedom to spread hate‚" Sebei said. He said the coalition blamed Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba for ...
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