The President Who Inherited Apartheid’s Wound But Failed To Heal Xenophobia- By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke
The President Who Inherited Apartheid’s Wound but Failed to Heal Xenophobia The renewed xenophobic violence against foreigners and African migrants in South Africa must be placed where constitutional responsibility ultimately rests: at the foot of President Cyril Ramaphosa, the current President of the Republic of South Africa. This is not because he personally threw stones, looted shops, chased migrants, or shouted hate slogans. It is because a president is not merely a ceremonial occupant of office; he is the constitutional custodian of national morality, public order, human dignity, and the rule of law.South Africa’s Constitution is not silent. It declares…
