Former Presidents Chissano & Kikwete To Lead Mission Seeking Answers on SA Xenophobic-Linked Violence

Riyaz Patel

President Cyril Ramaphosa says he has spoken to the former presidents of Mozambique and Tanzania to lead a mission to identify the root causes of the recent xenophobic violence in South Africa.

Ramaphosa told a joint special sitting of Parliament on GBV Wednesday, that Joaquim Chissano and Jakaya Kikwete will look into the recent xenophobic-linked violence in parts of South Africa which claimed the lives of ten South Africans and two foreign nationals, saw livelihoods shattered, and hundreds of foreign nationals displaced.

The recent public unrest exposed not only the levels of intolerance in society, but also the extent to which many people are frustrated about their social and economic conditions, Ramaphosa said.

Earlier this week, the president dispatched special envoys to seven African countries to soothe tensions between Pretoria and Africa.

South Africa, he said, is going to work with local and international humanitarian organizations as well