Jul 15, 2010 4:03 PM | By Times LIVE
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We are convinced that these xenophobic attacks are not spontaneous acts of hatred for foreign nationals but are meticulously planned to destabilize the country and threaten the stability of the nation, the SA Students Congress says.
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Sasco president Mbulelo Mandlana says: "We are disgusted by the recent spate of isolated xenophobic attacks that took place in some parts of the Western Cape, a day after the Soccer World Cup. We do understand and regret that there is a strong xenophobic element amongst the South African working class as a result of contestation for resources, but we believe there is more to these attacks than meets the eye. We condemn all forms of xenophobia wherever they are. We are going to carryout real campaigns that highlight our position to these barbaric acts in different campuses in our country".
He says the attacks are not only aimed at foreign nationals but are aimed at the country itself. "There is possibly of a conspiracy far wider than the conspiracies seen before".
"We call on our country’s Intelligence network to investigate the possibility of a wider conspiracy against our young democratic dispensation. Our security personnel should stomp the length and breadth of our society seeking out those who wish to destabilize our country. Our security services must ensure that the criminals involved in these incidents do not hide behind the woodworks of xenophobia," says Mandlana.
He says Sasco also believes that had it not been for the capitalist nature of our society, the threat of xenophobia would not be an ever present possibility.
"Xenophobia, racism, sexism and all forms of discrimination are by-products of the current mode of production, without which it cannot survive. It is for this reason that we place our energies as Sasco at the disposal of the struggle for the total emancipation of the working people and the effort for a fundamental transformation of our country," he says.