As we continue to celebrate the Moral Regeneration Month, the Limpopo Youth Commission would like to show appreciation to all young people in the province who continue to be able to live hand in hand with other foreign nationals.
The youth of Limpopo have refused to behave unlawfully; instead they continue to portray the true African spirit of Ubuntu. They have done so by refusing to engage themselves in unlawful xenophobic activities against foreign nationals.
We want to commend and applaud young people of Musina; a town which lies 12 kilometres South of Beit Bridge for the manner in which they have been able to accommodate our brothers and sisters from other African countries.
The Beit Bridge border post which lies between Zimbabwe and South Africa continues to experience a high influx of foreign nationals on daily basis yet young people in the area have been able to tolerate each other amidst fears and reports of xenophobia in other parts of the country.
As the LYC, we believe that criminals who are masquerading as jobless South Africans are taking advantage of the fears that are being reported in the media to carry out their illicit acts.
The continuous generosity and willingness of young people to help misplaced kids, offering them various services through non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civic movements should be applauded as good initiatives in nation building and curbing crime.
As the commission, we would like to urge young people in the province to continue living in harmony with nationals from other countries. We also want to dismiss the notion of xenophobia as these are just simple acts of criminals against our brothers and sisters.
The youth of Limpopo should continue to learn from the youth of Musina who have been welcoming to foreign nationals in their town. The spirit of tolerance should prevail amongst us all.
For more information contact:
Thembi Siweya
Tel: 015 287 6658
Fax: 015 295 7667
Cell: 072 879 1418
E-mail: siweyat@premier.limpopo.gov.za
Limpopo Youth Commission (LYC) comments Musina as a leading example of "non-violence against foreign nationals"
