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Africa Subsaharan
Mbeki condemns attacks on migrants and vows action
2008-05-26
President Thabo Mbeki called South Africa's wave of deadly attacks on immigrants a "disgrace" on Sunday and said his government would act firmly to curb the bloodshed amid growing criticism from African nations.
Wow. And it only took two weeks.
At least 50 people have died and more than 25,000 have fled to refugee centers from the attacks, which have heightened fears for the stability of Africa's largest economy. In recent months the country has seen a wave of electricity outages, a surge in inflation and discontent over pro-business policies, to a background of uncertainty over political transition as Mbeki nears the end of his final term in 2009.

Mobs, armed with knives, stones and in some cases guns, began attacking African migrants in a Johannesburg shanty town on May 11. The xenophobic violence has spread to other areas. "We must acknowledge the events of the past two weeks as an absolute disgrace," Mbeki said in a televised address, his first of the crisis. "Everything possible will be done to bring the perpetrators to justice."
Posted by:Fred

#1  "Everything possible will be done to bring the perpetrators to justice."

He should be arresting the die-hard Marxists in the ANC then.

Since that won't happen, we'll see the usual suspects.
Posted by: Pappy   2008-05-26 12:44  

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