Abstract:
This paper examines the ongoing development in which xenophobic and particularly afrophobic attacks have evoked mixed feelings and reactions from the many Africans who thought that for some time in a long while, Africa is progressing; and that the continent is emerging as one of the fastest growing regions in the world. The specific objectives of this study are therefore: to unravel the factors that reinforce xenophobia in South Africa; to examine its effects on the country's economy, foreign policy and by implications of these attacks on sustainable development in Africa. Anchored on the social exclusion theory and trend analytical technique, the paper argues that xenophobic attacks in South stand out as a threat to Africa's integration and sustainable development efforts. We therefore recommend that the South Africa State should live up to its constitutional responsibility for security of all people in its territory including foreign nationals. The media and religious institutions should step up mass reorientation and reconscientization of South Africa on common values of Africa brotherhood one and hospitality while the Authority of Heads of State of the African Union and its parliament should act decisively to save the continent from the scourge of xenophobia. |
