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Religion

XENOPHOBIA: TB JOSHUA SHEDS TEARS, COMPOSES SONG ON AFRICAN UNITY

Ihechukwu Njoku 2 Comments

Pastor T.B. Joshua broke down in tears during his church service on Sunday 8thSeptember 2019 whilst a song he composed calling for African unity was being sung.

This comes in the wake of the recent eruption of xenophobic violence in South Africa, which has dominated the news throughout Africa throughout the week.

Unconventionally, Joshua did not preach any sermon during the service but rather joined the worship team ‘on stage’ as they led the congregation in a stirring rendition of a song the cleric composed titled, ‘Africa Unite’.

The lyrics stress that no African country is self-sufficient and calls for an end to the violence and lawlessness witnessed in South Africa.

According to Joshua: “We need each other; we need one another to grow. Africa unite. Dear Africans, we should not let other fellow Africans feel unwelcome to our countries.”

Joshua’s tearful appearance during the song shocked his followers as the cleric is usually not known for outward displays of emotion.[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To-u-_xmjEw[/embedyt]

Opinion

My Take on it: Xenophobia all over the place, but the British started it all

Janet Karim
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“Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt. Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless.mIf you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry. My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless.” Exodus 22:21-24 

Now that I, your LORD, and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. John 13:14-15 

 

The term xenophobia is defined in the dictionary as chauvinism, racism, nationalism, prejudice, racial intolerance, and dislike of foreigners. All over the world these elements of intolerance of people that are different from others, appear to be flourishing, most with extreme violent outbreaks. In the new Millennium, the term “immigrant” has, suddenly, instantly, and immediately become a dirty word. Continue reading My Take on it: Xenophobia all over the place, but the British started it all →

Lifestyle, Opinion, Regional, SADC

SA’s longstanding criminal justice failures and toxic populist rhetoric fueling xenophobia – Amnesty International

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Xenophobia—South Africa’s Ticking Time Bomb
SA’s longstanding criminal justice failures and toxic populist rhetoric fueling xenophobia

South Africa-(MaraviPost)- A leading international human rights watchdog alarmed with escalating and spiraling xenophobic tension in South Africa, says this is being fueled, in part, by “longstanding police and criminal justice failures, including a failure to address toxic populist rhetoric that blames and scapegoats refugees and migrants for crime, unemployment and other social problems.” Amnesty International makes these observations in a Press release made available to the Maravi Post. Continue reading SA’s longstanding criminal justice failures and toxic populist rhetoric fueling xenophobia – Amnesty International →

Lifestyle, SADC

Malawians take cover! Xenophobia attacks reappear in South Africa

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South Africa xenophobic attacks

Tensions are high in South Africa amid a wave of attacks against businesses owned by immigrants, who some angry residents accuse of spreading crime. A group of Pretoria residents are preparing to hold an anti-immigrant protest on Friday.

Police reported that at least 20 shops and homes were looted and burned and foreign residents were attacked Monday. No arrests have been made, police say, as no one has stepped forward to press charges.

Speaking onZBS on Thursday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Joyce Shumba, confirmed of the development. Continue reading Malawians take cover! Xenophobia attacks reappear in South Africa →