South Africa: Tourism Minister Condemns Violence Against Foreign Nationals

28 February 2017

Pretoria — Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom has condemned the recent spate of violence that erupted in Tshwane and in Johannesburg directed at foreign nationals.

"... This despicable behaviour does not represent the sentiments of the vast majority of our people, who appreciate that the people of Africa are bound together by common origins and common values of humanity," he said.

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