South Africa: Madiba Firmly Rejected Xenophobia

24 February 2017

Pretoria — The Nelson Mandela Foundation has reminded South Africans of Madiba's firm rejection of xenophobia following the attacks on foreign nationals in Gauteng.

In 1995, Mandela addressed a gathering in Alexandra and said: "During the years I lived here, the people of Alexandra ignored tribal and ethnic distinctions. Instead of being Xhosas, or Sothos, or Zulus, or Shangaans, we were Alexandrans.

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