Over the past few days, South Africa has been raising eyebrows on concerns about humanity, after it was reported that the country is currently embroiled in violent xenophobic attacks. Cars have been torched, businesses were broken into and ransacked, foreign nationals are being violently attacked and police are admittedly struggling to maintain order.
Just a week after xenophobic attacks erupted in Pretoria and two months after Nigerians were being attacked in Hillbrow, the country is experiencing yet another spate of xenophobic attacks which began on Tuesday.
With the current developments we’ve come to understand that most South Africans are uneducated,uncivilized and shallow minded people. Their development is being held in check by a white brain. They’re donkeys . #StopXenophobia #SayNoToXenophobicAttacks
— Tony🇰🇪 (@braxmiltony) September 4, 2019
Star musicians are now weighing in on the matter, with some heated exchanges taking place between big Nigerian artists like Burna Boy. Taking to Twitter, Burna Boy, in a series of tweets, aired his anger at the attack and declared that he would never set foot in the South African soil until their government addresses the issue.
I have not set foot in SA since 2017. And I will NOT EVER go to South Africa again for any reason until the SOUTH AFRICAN government wakes the fuck up and really performs A miracle because I don’t know how they can even possibly fix this.
— Burna Boy (@burnaboy) September 3, 2019
South Africans vs Nigerians
May be to give a better understanding of what has been happening in South Africa. In a country with growing inequality, unemployment and poverty, many South Africans feel that foreign nationals are responsible for the lack of job opportunities and increasing crime.
South Africans are attacking black Africans and destroying businesses of fellow Africans mostly Nigerians within the country. Right after an attack at the Nigerian Embassy building in south Africa, properties and cars of Nigerians and other foreigners, are being damaged and destroyed by South Africans.
And to my Brothers and sisters I am not encouraging any Violence or anything but please PLEASE Protect and Defend yourselves at all times, it may not seem like it but there’s always a way. Management will now take back control of Burna Boy’s Social media. God bless AFRICA ✊🏾
— Burna Boy (@burnaboy) September 3, 2019
But Today After watching the Killing of my people in South Africa the same way we have all watched it happen a few times in the past. FUCK ALL THAT! I personally have had my own xenophobic experiences at the hands of South Africans and because of that…..
— Burna Boy (@burnaboy) September 3, 2019
Ok. I have been away from social media personally until today. Ordinarily at a time like this, I should come here and say something to try and calm the situation because my Dream has always been to Unite AFRICA and make us realise that Together we will Literally rule the world…
— Burna Boy (@burnaboy) September 3, 2019
Here were some reactions.
What’s happening in SA is absolutely infuriating!!! We’re all Africans all this craziness is absolutely unacceptable.
— Flint Bedrock (@flintbedrock) September 3, 2019
We do not need you here in South Africa. We have our own artists.
Thanks for never coming. We could use less and less of you.
— Tizza (@smarties404) September 3, 2019
The SA govt are actually glad this is happening. I cried when I saw the video of that man burning
— Your zaddy’s zaddy (@King_hollah) September 3, 2019
So Burna what do you think about your people coming to our country selling drugs to our brothers, and then cleaning up their drug money by starting saloons and what nots to make their money legit? Your people are killing ours in the long run
— ‘Ta G (@Goitsii_) September 3, 2019
How is that going to affect South Africa Burna? Are u the fuel that’s supposed to keep u moving as a country? Enlighten us a bit… We need clarity?
— ®Melanin-Enriched® (@Thy_Queendom) September 4, 2019