Martin Williams
'The unspoken assumption in those words – that illegal immigrants and zama zamas are rapists – is staggering.'
One of the men arrested in the orgy of xenophobia triggered by a gang rape at a disused Krugersdorp mining site has been positively linked to the incident. When politicians are trying to bluff their way out of a self-created crisis, they won’t let facts get in their way. Whipped up by politicians, the anger against foreigners needed an outlet. On cue, Police Minister Bheki Cele connected the rape to illegal miners, most of whom appear to be foreigners. The ANC is primarily to blame for these horrors. Yet the same ANC summoned protesters to the Krugersdorp Magistrate’s Court, where...
