Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said South Africa is under a coordinated campaign to be isolated from the rest of the continent following a fallout over anti-illegal immigration protests.
Briefing the media in Pretoria, Magwenya said the Presidency has, over the past two months, observed what it describes as a sustained campaign to portray South Africa as a “pariah state” following recent demonstrations against illegal immigration.
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This comes as the government has faced mounting criticism from some African countries over its handling of the protests, which, in several instances, turned violent.
Critics have accused authorities of not doing enough to protect foreign nationals.
Magwenya accused the Ghanaian diplomatic representative of peddling false information and claims that even in routine diplomatic engagements have been deliberately misrepresented to fuel the campaign.
Magwenya said anti-diplomatic posture from Ghana is surprising.
“And so it’s surprising why we are continuously experiencing this anti-diplomatic and unconstructive posture coming from some in Ghana. What does encourage us is that there are political leaders in Ghana, in parliament, who do recognise the challenge South Africa is facing, and who are also very happy at this posture that we see, particularly from the High Commissioner here, who’s representing Ghana and their foreign minister.”
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