With xenophobic attacks ended for now, President Jacob Zuma has hinted that he will start an investigation to establish the reasons for the tensions between locals and foreigners. But Zuma yesterday reiterated his administration's stance that the attacks on foreigners were not xenophobic.In his apology last week to Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi [for attacks on Mozambicans], Zuma said: "It is important that I apologise for a small minority of South Africans who carried out these atrocious acts."In his Africa Day speech at the University of Pretoria, in Mamelodi, Zuma insisted that xenophobia was not to blame for attacks on foreigners."I hope as we prepare to debate xenophobia we will not perpetuate the notion that South Africans are xenophobic. I hope we will begin to find out why people fight," said Zuma."South Africans, I have said and continue to say, are not xenophobic. There is a criminal element."Seven people were killed in the recent outbreak of violence, among them South Africans, and thousands were displaced. There was also a mass exodus of foreigners from the country.Africa Day is celebrated today.To combat negative sentiment towards foreigners, Zuma called for the African Union anthem, Let Us All Unite and Celebrate Together, to be sung at public institutions."Starting today, every school, church or community choir, and individuals, must practise the African Union anthem so that we can sing it at all our important gatherings. We urge South African institutions and companies to begin to fly the African Union flag alongside South Africa's."Zuma steered clear of mentioning Operation Fiela, which has led to hundreds of illegal immigrants being deported to their home countries.Critics of the operation have described it as an attempt to rid South Africa of foreigners but the government insists that criminals are the sole target.Recently 947 Mozambicans were detained by the police and 420 were deported.Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa told congregants at an inter-faith prayer day at Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, yesterday that all Africans should reaffirm their commitment to unity and solidarity."We must create a society in which there is no place for xenophobia, intolerance and lawlessness," he said.He said conflict and violence should be met with peace, and ignorance with knowledge."It is in our hands to remake our continent and to leave a legacy of hope and prosperity," he said...