Poverty, betrayed hope don't justify barbaric attacks: iLIVE

The rhetorics of poverty and betrayed hope cannot be used as justification for ongoing barbaric onslaught that permeates this society of ours.

There are anti-migrant sentiments all over the world, but hardly you will see people attacking and killing others and looting in those attacks, except here in South Africa.

All over Africa, governments struggle to provide for people, but you will never hear that the anger is thrown at foreign dwellers, except in South Africa.

To say the least, this is extremely violent society, but there is a new tendency now developing:  Blaming foreigners for everything that goes wrong in the country.

To make the situation worse, South Africa government is not helping the situation. The slow reaction and seemingly quietness at the onset of the recent attacks can be likened to a parent who doesn't want to discipline an unruly child.

The other so-called excuses like 'they are taking our jobs and wives' are untenable in this age of advancement as people will look for opportunities where others don't bother to look.

Whether we like it or not, people will continue to immigrate for different reasons and it is the responsibility of government agencies to decide who they allow in a country or not.

If a community is angry with their government for the way things are being handled, in a civilized society, the anger should be directed to the government and not people who moves here for a better life.