by James Kamchacha

Created on: June 03, 2008   Last Updated: July 05, 2008

There is no sane person who can find any kind words for the stupidity of xenophobic south african hooligans.I find solace in the fact that all the south africans I have contact with are in agreement that xenophobia has no place in south africa.I know at least one struggling non south african business struggler who has been affecteed by all this rubbish in a very sad way.I have nothing to offer him than wish him the best god can send his way.

After all is said and done,I want to argue that this is not a problem unique to South Africans and the earlier the african leadership realises that the better.Africa has over the years become a very xenophobic world and there is no excuse for that ,only surprises that noone seems to say andthing about it.africa is tribalist and racist,yes RACIST.in the name of past evils africa has been left to develop in to a self destroying hate machine and i find no excuse for that.
the african concept of citizenship is based on tribe and as a result no matter how long one has lived in south africa if they are not zulu xhosa thembu sotho tswana or any of the south african tribes then they are not south african.that is the traditional concept.it obviously does not tie up with the morden way of things but it does tie up closely with other african mentalities.for example in zimbabwe any one born of at least one parent of foreign origin no matter how long they have lived in zimbabwe are no citizen.born and bed in zimbabwe knowing no other country but zimbabwe yet they are forced to stand before a registra and suddenly be a citizen by registration.xenophobia if you ask me.
Africa despite how they have lived in africa treats white people with suspicion.imagine any black africa having a white president?as hard as making water iout of stone!this might appear normal to many a people but is it?if a constitution says a president must be a national of a certain age why would skin colour mean otherwise.africans consider any white person as foreign.this is why white people were the losers of land rights in zimbabwe.asians lost property in idi amini's uganda.and generally white africans are politically limited as to what they can be.this wrong citizenship concept is wrong ;very wrong.
the south african situation bacame too drastic and extreme in the way it turned violent.one can not dispute so many theories that have attached to such madness.a theory is doing rounds that it was all well corordinated by anc on behalf of their beloved robert mugabe.this

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