New technologies can be used to de campaign xenophobia

South Africans are reluctantly violating human rights because they do not know if immigrants can be stopped from crowding their country so they have adopted the attitude “get rid of foreigners”.

There has been so much talk as to why fellow South Africans are behaving in a manner that they do. The ongoing xenophobic attacks have consumed the lives of our relatives, friends, workmates, neighbors and fellow Africans.

Many foreigners are being butchered in the hands of the South Africans all because the locals feel like the foreigners are occupying all the job opportunities that come along the way and also overpopulating the country.

However the South Africans are failing to understand that some economies are encountering economic hardships and hence migrating to South Africa so as to seek a better livelihood

Such acts are a drawback to socio-political relations, economic development. The attacks have made foreigners to experience gross dehumanization for being aliens in a foreign land.

This crisis caused by high expectations and ignorance of a people is perceived as a direct threat to future economic health. According to sources on the internet it has rocked the image of new SA after a new era of multicultural society living in peaceful co-existence.

After all the weeping and wailing we have to be objective and come up with possible solutions to this. This crisis needs serious attention, both from South Africans, mother countries of immigrants and the international community if possible.

Anti-xenophobic campaigns nationwide are needed and people could use social media to push leaders into action because the experience of hostility may generate further hostility which is abnormal and unhealthy.

The media should also play its role and its responsibility to bring such issues into light in a manner that address the crisis .SABC news is just giving commentary and reports on what is transpiring. At this moment what is needed is a powerful, independent media which has the people at its heart.

African governments should come up with measures to curb citizens from migrating; employment creation and accountability can be a solution that might stop people from fleeing their countries.

Social media platforms have proven to be influential, the internet based platforms have decentralised information centers .Therefore people should utilise this opportunity to fight against human rights abuse.

Sitting back and cry is not working whilist technology allows one to speak out their minds. They have increased the public sphere and democratised it in a way that every jack and jim who is connected to the internet can point out something that might be helpful.