Johannesburg mayor sticks to his guns: ‘Foreigners are criminals and must go’
Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba has trashed calls by the South African Home Affairs department to retract his xenophobic remarks against Malawians and other immigrants.
Mashaba has maintained that he stands by his comments that foreigners living in the city are criminals and must go.
The mayor has claimed that rules must be upheld and respected hence illegal foreigners in the city are not welcome and must leave immediately.
He said people living in the city should have the necessary documents to prove that they are allowed to be in South Africa.
“People who are in our city illegally, whether you are South African or someone from outside, please respect our laws when you are in our city. If you do not we’ll have a challenge. Our law enforcement agencies deal with cases on a daily basis of students being robbed and when they find people, they find them with no papers whatsoever,” he said.
Mashaba also previously claimed that immigrants living in the city illegally and involved in criminal activity would be targeted by law enforcement operations.
Recently Amnesty International also condemned Mashaba saying his remarks are dangerous and divisive.
The international organisation also feared that Mashaba’s comments could incite a wave of xenophobic attacks against Malawians other immigrants across South Africa.
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We’re de Nyasa beware
U got no water in other areas go n help dos plp n no food dos u call foreigners r de ones going n provide der needs.Ma men ur rlly crazy don’t make ur plp n kids to suffer moo dan nw
You rlly don’t knw wat to tackle on ur position just get out.
We are Africans n we remain to b Africans no matter how secumstances I will remain here for gud seen
Welcome our grand children
You can’t sacrifice foreigners all the time, God will punish you , enough of blood sacrificing poor foreigners in your country, aren’t you shame always it’s about foreigners, a well educated mayor but the speech about foreigners, shame on you. We are not Criminals and we are not going anywhere, arrest those commit Crime but leave us alone we are all africans, your kids go and learn schools overseas and other African countries, none of South African has been killed just because he/she is in a foreign land!!
It’ssadnewsforthetopgvtofficial to make such remarks against fellow africans So there is need for the gvt of Mw to immediety take action
It’ssadnewsforthetopgvtofficial to make such remarks against fellow africans So there is need for the gvt of Mw to immediety take action
Don’t fear human being fear almighty Allah ( God ) is the one who does anything without mistakes
Shad dali yiza uzohlala nathi apha ec then will c if bazothini
South Africans must leave Malawi as well
fuck him and his family…..he is black but he doesnt know
Who are you to call us foreigners……?we are Africas…..our ID iz black skins……an we r battus……go way!!!!
Os Africanos deviam unir se cada vez mais, sem a uniao voltaremos para o passado dos nossos antepassados, Eles perderam todas batalhas devido a desuniao, ja vimos na historia universal quao foram as consquencia da desuniao. Vamos nos unir em toda Africa em torno da UA. imaginemos que ja implementamos a Uniao das Nacoes Africanas como a Europa unida, atraves UE. Se queremos nos organizar nos nossos Paises entao fazermos sem pedofilia, racismo, tribalismo, regionalismo etc. Bem haja unidade das nacoes Africanas!!
try it this tym yu will see bad side of malawians your ambassador to this country will be the first victim not forgeting his family fyah upon fyah RSA
Ndipenga
Kkkkkkkkk this moyer is also a foreigner from maputo he is kak
Just try u wona see the quensequenses u the stupid mayor
I love Malawi and Malawians.
Keep calm and stay here until 2000 something