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While ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba tends to be critical of illegal immigration, with some of his views in the past causing a stir among Africans, he has defended Nigerians after a demeaning viral post on social media labelled them “useless”.

A controversial account on X named Lebona Cabonena posted a video of people walking in a desert, claiming:

“Nigeria gained independence on October 1 1960 from the white Europeans of Britain. Today there are Nigerian men, women and children crossing the Sahara Desert on foot to go into Europe to the white people because Nigerians are useless.”

Mashaba was unhappy about the remarks, saying: “Stop portraying us Africans as barbaric and always destroyers. This makes some of us angry and invokes our experiences of our painful past. Imagine if we start posting images of the barbaric and inhumane manner we were treated during our recent history [apartheid]. Please let’s stop these generalisations and expose our prejudices.”

Speaking to TimesLIVE, Mashaba said he noticed a trend on social media which portrayed Africans as “people who cannot lead”.

“There are accounts on social media that depict us [Africans] as barbaric and corrupt. If we allow this to continue our children and grandchildren will accept what these people portray us to be. This is the same thing that happened during slavery, when we were made to be people who are not capable of doing anything,” he said.

While some debated that African countries were suffering from unemployment and supported the narrative that “Africans cannot lead”, Mashaba said their sentiments were “foolish”.

“You have to be a fool to believe black people cannot lead. The same people who have that mentality have corrupted the ANC in the past 30 years and blame all black people. We are not fools and we will not accept the generalisation. If a black person is corrupt, let it be that person. If a white person is racist, let it be that person. We should not generalise.”

While some in the past deemed his comments about illegal immigration as “instigating xenophobia”, he said he will defend African identity from sweeping prejudices.

“I am a proud, God-created, black man and an African — and when someone attacks another African on the basis of generalisation, I will not defend that. I believe in the rule of law. The people who are suffering all over are not suffering because they want to suffer, including in our country.”

Unemployed South Africans like WannaHowzit should take note

SA is just trying to force a nonexistent rivalry and the obsession is becoming sickening now
We dont even share boundaries with you, from that side to this side, why the everyday wailings?


Learnt those guys are still slaves in their own land... Its demeaning to respond to slaves, so we just ignore

CyrusVI:


SA is just trying to force a nonexistent rivalry and the obsession is becoming sickening now
We dont even share boundaries with you, from that side to this side, why the everyday wailings?

Learnt those guys are still slaves in their own land... Its demeaning to respond to slaves, so we just ignore

You actually share a fence with them because you're crowding their space in SA.

VeryWickedBro:
Unemployed South Africans like WannaHowzit should take note

Unemployed with a full stomach 🇿🇦🍔🥙🍰🏆

This is what happens to you when you don't build your home but always escaping to other people's well-built homes.

Nlfpmod

SOUTH AFRICANS ARE JUST FOOLISH

WannaHowzit:
You actually share a fence with them because you're crowding their space in SA.

The last census conducted by your government, there were only 24,000 Nigerians left. Most left during the last xenophobic riot. South African embassy here in Nigeria is like a graveyard.

WannaHowzit:
Unemployed with a full stomach 🇿🇦🍔🥙🍰🏆

this are you sister talk more of you boasting here, hungry offline, overfed online

Zooposki:
The last census conducted by your government, there were only 24,000 Nigerians left. Most left during the last xenophobic riot. South African embassy here in Nigeria is like a graveyard.

Yeah right. Census 2022 has since been proven to be flawed (google it). There's no way a mere 24k Nigerians can cause the amount of havoc they have unleashed on SA. No one here bought that number.

WannaHowzit:
Yeah right. Census 2022 has since been proven to be flawed (google it). There's no way a mere 24k Nigerians can cause the amount of havoc they have unleashed on SA. No one here bought that number.

The latest police report also states that most of the crimes in South Africa are committed by South Africans. Nigerians were not even mentioned cos they were negligible. A lot of South Africans were disappointed and you could see their joy turn to agony cos no Nigerian was mentioned.

Zooposki:
The latest police report also states that most of the crimes in South Africa are committed by South Africans. Nigerians were not even mentioned cos they were negligible. A lot of South Africans were disappointed and you could see their joy turn to agony cos no Nigerian was mentioned.

How do you begin to arrest undocumented people who fly below the radar? Of course South Africans will fill the jails cause they're easier to track - the govt has their ID details, addresses and biometrics.

WannaHowzit:
How do you begin to arrest undocumented people who fly below the radar? Of course South Africans will fill the jails cause they're easier to track - the govt has their ID details, addresses and biometrics.

Always pointing the finger while four are pointing right back at you. Lolz.

Nice one from him

Love is yet to take us anywhere, is it hatred that would now lift us up

emperor4love:
this are you sister talk more of you boasting here, hungry offline, overfed online

in this picture i see a useless halfcast,a basstard white and a foolish black....

whats new....
they wanted to get rid of the evidence by feedin their corps to pigs....

nothing new....

A black South African with common sense
This is new
Must be AI

CyrusVI:


SA is just trying to force a nonexistent rivalry and the obsession is becoming sickening now
We dont even share boundaries with you, from that side to this side, why the everyday wailings?


Learnt those guys are still slaves in their own land... Its demeaning to respond to slaves, so we just ignore

They need something to compare to so they feel they are "winning"

WannaHowzit:
You actually share a fence with them because you're crowding their space in SA.

So are the millions of White people moving to capetown on digital nomad visa.

WannaHowzit:
Yeah right. Census 2022 has since been proven to be flawed (google it). There's no way a mere 24k Nigerians can cause the amount of havoc they have unleashed on SA. No one here bought that number.

Tell us what the numbers are please, we would like to know.

60 million against less than 500,000 miscreants.

Zooposki:
The latest police report also states that most of the crimes in South Africa are committed by South Africans. Nigerians were not even mentioned cos they were negligible. A lot of South Africans were disappointed and you could see their joy turn to agony cos no Nigerian was mentioned.

When the facts come out the wailers become silent.

WannaHowzit:
How do you begin to arrest undocumented people who fly below the radar? Of course South Africans will fill the jails cause they're easier to track - the govt has their ID details, addresses and biometrics.

excuses.

Do you need an ID to arrest someone comitting crime. They are all in Hilbrow neh!

Sepukku:
excuses.

Do you need an ID to arrest someone comitting crime. They are all in Hilbrow neh!

You need to track them down. Most arrests don't happen on the scene of the crime dumbo.

WannaHowzit:
You need to track them down. Most arrests don't happen on the scene of the crime dumbo.

What system do you use to track your own citizens down. Do you have GPs trackers on individuals in SA?

If 5 South African bandits wear masks and attack an innocent spaza shop looting all their goods, how does your police track them down versus arresting an open-faced Nigerian drug dealer peddling his merchandise in clear view of the community.

Keep masking Xenophobia in excuses, you cannot fool me.

Sepukku:
What system do you use to track your own citizens down. Do you have GPs trackers on individuals in SA?

If 5 South African bandits wear masks and attack an innocent spaza shop looting all their goods, how does your police track them down versus arresting an open-faced Nigerian drug dealer peddling his merchandise in clear view of the community.

Keep masking Xenophobia in excuses, you cannot fool me.

How does one track down house robbers and fraudsters? Doesn't that need a level of sophisticated investigations and reliance on data? Does it not become more difficult when there is no official data of the criminal on the system?

WannaHowzit:
How does one track down house robbers and fraudsters? Doesn't that need a level of sophisticated investigations and reliance on data?
Does it not become more difficult when there is no official data of the criminal on the system?

A typical fraudster operates using electronic devices (IP addresses e.t.c). You can track locations where they operate. You can set up surveillance, swoop in and arrest perpetrators in the act rendering the authorities enough evidence to prosecute. At that point the criminals have come into contact with the system and must produce papers and if not then they are finger-printed and logged into the system, processed, prosecuted and deported if need be.

Even the show Uya jola does a better job than your SAPS in tracking cheating partners talk less of criminals, shame.


Please Wannahowzit, let's call this what it is your people are scape-goating foreigners for the inadequacies of your government. Any sane person can see this from a mile away.

Sepukku:
A fraudster operates using electronic devices (IP addresses e.t.c). You can track locations where they operate. You can set up surveillance, swoop in and arrest perpetrators in the act rendering the authorities enough evidence to arrest. At that point the criminals come into contact with the system and must produce papers and if not then they are finger-printed and logged into the system, processed, prosecuted and deported if need be.

Even Uya jola does a better job than your SAPS in tracking cheating partners talk less of criminals, shame.

Please Wannahowzit, let's call this what it is your people are scape-goating foreigners for the inadequacies of your government. Any sane person can see this from a mile away.

Everyone knows there's incompetence and corruption at saps & home affairs, no great revelations there. It's also no secret undocumented people easily get away with crimes. Full stop.

WannaHowzit:
Everyone knows there's incompetence and corruption at saps & home affairs, no great revelations there. It's also no secret undocumented people easily get away with crimes. Full stop.

Most criminals in SA get away with crime in SA, why does your news focus on "undocumented migrants" instead of criminals in general?

Sepukku:
Most criminals in SA get away with crime in SA, why does your news focus on "undocumented migrants" instead of criminals in general?

There's focus on all criminals. Part of the crime fighting strategy is to reduce illegal migrants. As you said most of inmates are SAn, so that segment of the population is also being dealt with. Your issue is you want a free ride for illegals in SA or for them not to be deported.

WannaHowzit:
You actually share a fence with them because you're crowding their space in SA.

This one is mentally unstable

WannaHowzit:
Your issue is you want a free ride for illegals in SA or for them not to be deported.

Every country has a right to secure borders and control of "illegal" or undocumented migrants into their lands.

What I cannot tolerate is when I see a deliberate act of "hate" and discrimination on a certain segment of an illegal population.

When your holy fight is as veracious on non blacks as it is on black Africans then I will accept your legitimacy and mind my own business. When I see your operation Dudula hit the streets of Sandton and camps bay flushing out the "foreign" illegals and visa violators/manipulators maybe we can talk.

Until then Morpheus proclaims, "selective justice is not justice at all, therefore it cannot be respected"