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Mandela Day: Capetonians take a stand against xenophobia

Nelson Mandela: “As Africans, especially as those who benefited from African solidarity, we cannot be unmoved by the plight of our brothers”

Dozens of people walked around Princess Vlei in Grassy Park on Saturday. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks
“Africa is our land; I belong to Africa,” said Liliane Mukidi, born in DRC to Zambian parents, at a meeting with activists on Mandela Day in Cape Town.
The event at the Jubilee Community Church in Observatory was attended by representatives from Equal Education, the African Inclusion Coalition, Ndifuna Ukwazi and the Siyafana Sonke Action Campaign, among other organisations.
Participants chanted, “No hate, no fear. Refugees are welcome here.” A banner read, “No being is illegal”.

Activists gathered at the Jubilee Community Church on Saturday. Photo: Matthew Hirsch
Mukidi fled the DRC in 1999 during the civil war. She first lived in Zambia before settling…

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Xenophobia: Violence and discrimination against foreign nationals.

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