‘Legacy of apartheid a deeper reason’ for xenophobic attacks, Naledi Pandor says
‘Perceptions that black migrants take up black jobs and displace black workers have caused increased deterioration in the relationship,’ the international relations minister says
09 September 2019 - 15:52
International relations and co-operation minister Naledi Pandor met ambassadors and high commissioners from Africa on Monday to ease tension, after a diplomatic fallout triggered by attacks on foreign nationals in SA.
Pandor told the diplomats that the legacy of apartheid, which caused economic inequality in the country, was to blame for the attacks on Africans by locals, among other explanations..
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