The city has warned politicians to desist from making inflammatory, xenophobic statements.
Malawian nationals who were forced from their homes – some robbed and beaten – in the Burnwood informal settlement in Durban this week would be reintegrated back into their communities and be welcomed by the local community, the eThekwini Municipality said on Friday.
eThekwini officials and acting high commissioner to Malawi Gloria Bamusi agreed that the attacks weren’t xenophobic but “criminally motivated” as “their belongings were stolen by the angry mob”, said the statement. “No African is a foreigner in Africa and, as the municipality, we are committed to work together with organisations representing immigrants and civil society formations to deal with issues that cause tension between and among our people,” she said.
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