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'Alex violence must be stopped'
16/05/2008 16:01 - (SA)
Johannesburg - The spate of violence in Alexandra had to be contained or else it would cause problems in the future, Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba said on Friday.
Makgoba told religious leaders that it was unacceptable that foreign nationals were attacked and displaced.
"Foreigners are welcomed, the Bible says so," he said.
Makgoba was in Alexandra to gain first hand information of what caused the xenophobic violence that began on Sunday.
He, together with religious leaders, marched through the streets of Alexandra singing hymns.
They visited Alexandra in an effort to establish what caused the recent wave of xenophobic violence in the township.
Makgoba said he intended to make a stop at the Alexandra police station where displaced foreign nationals have been accommodated since the violence erupted on Sunday.
About 800 foreign nationals, mainly from Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique were attacked after they were accused by local people of crime and stealing jobs.
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