Firebrand Zimbabwean female war veteran and former Zanu PF MP Margaret Dongo has blamed the horrific xenophobic attacks in South Africa on President Robert Mugabe's and Zanu PF's "gross misrule" of the past 35 years.
Dongo said in an interview with Daily News that while xenophobia could never be condoned wherever this happened, the incontrovertible fact was that Zimbabwe's endless political and economic crises due to Zanu PF's misrule were "the real reason" why Zimbabweans were living as refugees in South Africa and other countries around the world.
"It is Zanu PF that is to blame for these xenophobic attacks on our own sons and daughters because they have driven people outside because of their poor policies.
"They are the ones who have caused hardships and the high unemployment rate, and they do not care about anyone because they are busy looting and building expensive mansions for themselves," Dongo said.
The attacks have affected tens of thousands of desperate Zimbabweans and other foreigners living in the country.
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