Xenophobia: what you had to say

Xenophobia: what you had to say

East Coast Breakfast chatted to violence monitoring expert Mary de Haas about the ongoing xenophobic attacks, and then asked for your opinion on what needs to be done to curb the violence. Here's what you had to say.

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Xenophobic attacks in and around Durban have been making local, national and international news, tearing our rainbow nation reputation to shreds, undermining the idea of ubuntu and our aspiration for an inclusive society. 

Today it is “foreigners”, who will it be tomorrow?

The East Coast Breakfast team spoke to Mary de Haas, a KwaZulu-Natal violence monitor and activist to find out just how bad the situation is.

Here is what she had to say:

We asked our listeners for their opinions on what needs to be done to curb the xenophobic attacks. 

Take a listen below: 

We also posed this question to you on Facebook. Here are some of your responses.

 

 

Tell us what you think.

Posted by East Coast Radio on Tuesday, 14 April 2015

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