Tragic Events In Phoenix Used By Some To Sow Divisions Between African and Indian Communities – Ramaphosa

CYRIL RAMAPHOSA|

WHILE the violence and destruction that engulfed parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng two weeks ago caused much damage to property and livelihoods, it also had a huge impact on the cohesion of our communities.
 
This was most evident in the tragic events that took place in and around Phoenix in eThekwini.
 
During some of the worst unrest in our democracy, and in a climate already thick with suspicion and paranoia, people that had lived side-by-side in relative peace turned on each other.
 
There is still much we have to unearth about the events that took place over the course of the last two weeks. The proliferation of fake news, doctored images and incorrect information has made it difficult to separate fact from fiction.
 
But we do know from official reports and personal accounts that people were racially profiled at illegal roadblocks, some people were