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Original Post Date: 2008-04-04 Time: 00:00:00 Posted By: Jan
There is an urgent need to address the growing problem of xenophobia in the country, according to President Thabo Mbeki.
Addressing the National House of Traditional Leaders (NHTL) in Pretoria on Wednesday, Mbeki also spoke out against the recent assault on a woman at the Noord Street taxi rank in Johannesburg because she wore a mini-skirt.
He said no culture would condone such attacks.
Opening the sitting, NHTL chairperson Fhumulani Kutama said traditional leaders were concerned about the growing tension between South Africans and foreigners in the country.
“However, we will be engaging on this matter so that we don’t place foreigners above our own people, but encourage living together in an acceptable manner.”
His comments followed increased attacks on foreigners in Tshwane, Cape Town and Soweto.
Kutama said the traditional leaders agreed with the government’s stance of accommodating foreigners in the country – as it formed part of African culture.
But, he said, the plight of the local residents should not be forgotten.
Mbeki said he was pleased that the NHTL had chosen to discuss the matter with the relevant government departments.
Mbeki also thanked the NHTL for the “strong position” it had taken after the indecent assault of Nwabisa Ngcukana at the taxi rank.
“I think it was an important message and an important intervention by the National House to say there is nothing in our culture that mandates behaviour of that kind.
“I want to say thank you for that intervention.”
Mbeki also said he had received the long-awaited Nhlapo Report, which he commissioned in 2003, to investigate chieftaincy disputes and claims to traditional leadership titles.
He would meet traditional leaders individually to convey the report’s findings and was hoping to have this process wrapped up by the end of April.
He said he was discussing the document with Provincial and Local Government Minister Sydney Mufamadi and would soon meet traditional leaders individually.
“I want to act on this… as quickly as possible.
“We should be able to complete this process sometime during April,” he said.