A call to focus energy on studies

I SEE the repeat of the 2015 xenophobic attacks that shook our country.

These past few days we’ve seen what has happened in Rosettenville. Now there’s a huge march being organised in the Pretoria CBD.

I fail to understand why we accuse black Africans of everything immoral. The Chinese and whites here in SA are known for being drug kingpins and brothel owners. Did you hear of them being accused,assaulted or murdered? I haven’t.

Here in the townships we accuse our African counterparts of stealing our jobs,women, businesses and houses. Why didn’t we think of starting up those businesses before?

Very few ordinary SA citizens can work as builders,electricians or plumbers etc. Therefore we accuse foreigners of stealing our jobs. It is not your job until you are hired and you cannot be hired if you don’t have the necessary skills. These foreigners contribute to the country’s GDP.

All I see is a lazy community that expects freebies from the government just because their elders fought for “democracy” – a community that loves fancy living but doesn’t want to work for it or strive to achieve it.

I call for our brothers and sisters to focus their energy on studying and/or acquiring working skills and to work hard. To make use of the opportunities the government has for them and leave the issue of foreigners to Home Affairs and relevant office bearers. White City Jabavu