ANC Chief Whip Mdumiseni Ntuli said South Africa’s economy attracts migrants from across the continent but condemned unlawful conduct against foreign nationals, while also criticising some foreign nationals’ behaviour in the country.
ANC parliament Chief Whip Mdumiseni Ntuli says the caucus rejects claims that South Africans are xenophobic, insisting there is no justification for the label amid rising tensions between South Africans and foreign nationals.
Ntuli was briefing the media on Wednesday when he addressed growing tensions between South Africans and foreign nationals, which he said had had a negative impact across the continent.
“We have noted the rising tensions between South Africans and foreign nationals living in our country, which have had a negative impact across the continent,” Ntuli said.
He said South Africans had been accused of xenophobia, while some countries, including Ghana, had reportedly initiated processes to repatriate citizens and raise concerns through continental institutions.
