Briefing Paper 556 – Xenophobia – An Ever-Present Danger by Peter-John Pearson

As part of his Heritage Day speech this year, President Cyril Ramaphosa emphasised that xenophobia has no place in our heritage. He said that South Africans were a welcoming and hospitable people: “Our heritage is also the best version of ourselves that we seek to become. I am referring here to ubuntu, which speaks to our innate spirit of generosity and human solidarity. It speaks to our compassion and kindness towards other people, especially those less fortunate, and also to those from foreign lands who have sought refuge here. We are, as South Africans, a friendly and hospitable people, and it is inconsistent with our values to be xenophobic.”

BP 556 Xenophobia – an ever present danger by Peter-John Pearson