{"id":707489,"date":"2019-09-17T17:51:51","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T17:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/09\/17\/south-africa-apologizes-to-ghanaians-for-xenophobic-attacks\/"},"modified":"2019-09-17T17:51:51","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T17:51:51","slug":"south-africa-apologizes-to-ghanaians-for-xenophobic-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/09\/17\/south-africa-apologizes-to-ghanaians-for-xenophobic-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa Apologizes To Ghanaians For Xenophobic Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>South Africa Xenophobic Attacks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, has apologized to Ghana for the recent xenophobic attacks against some three Ghanaians in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>He sent a special delegation made up of his ministers, Special Envoy, Jeffrey Thamsanqa Radebe,and his Advisor on International Affairs to convey his apologies to the President of Ghana, President Akufo-Addo and the people of Ghana.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-246544\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/0df6f8c1-5ccf-4cb2-a1c3-9df97a546721-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"391\" height=\"279\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The delegation met with President Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House in Accra on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, and later addressed Ghanaian journalists at the Ministry of Information.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Ramaphosa as his message conveyed to the President of Ghana indicated, expressed deep regrets about the recent attacks on African nationals in South Africa by South Africans.<\/p>\n<p>He observed that there was no justification for what has happened so far in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The renewed attacks in South Africa started on August 29, 2019 when shops belonging to foreign nationals were looted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-246546\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7041e87f-e90a-4027-b166-1f006912e23b-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"269\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>President Ramaphosa expressed the belief even though economic challenges or poverty were the bottom line to the attacks, there was no need to attack fellow African nationals.<\/p>\n<p>He has instructed his security agencies to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to book and Justice is served.<\/p>\n<p>The strong relationships between both nations should not be undermined by these relationships.<\/p>\n<p>He observed the compelling need for the promotion of the Agenda 2063 of Africa to ensure economic development for the continent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BY Melvin Tarlue<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa Xenophobic Attacks The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, has apologized to Ghana for the recent xenophobic attacks against some three Ghanaians in South Africa. 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