WHO Chief Laments ‘Surge of Xenophobia’ in South Africa

Presidency calls out WHO for spreading misinformation on ‘xenophobic’ attacks

The Presidency has cautioned against the spread of misinformation about South Africa’s migration challenges.   This is after the Head of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Ghebreyesus, posted on X about recent ‘xenophobic’ attacks in South Africa, which he claimed had left 5 Ethiopian Nationals and 5 Mozambican Nationals dead.   It is profoundly heartbreaking to witness another surge of xenophobic violence in #SouthAfrica this week. Hundreds …

South Africa’s Xenophobic Attacks a ‘Tragic Betrayal’ – WHO

The head of the World Health Organisation has condemned the surge of xenophobic attacks in South Africa, saying the violence is a “tragic betrayal” of the country’s liberation struggle and calling on authorities to uphold the rule of law. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a social media statement on Sunday that hundreds have marched on Parliament, thousands of families have been displaced and lives have been cut short in th…

WHO chief laments ‘surge of xenophobia’ in South Africa

from ADANE BIKILA in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ethiopia Bureau ADDIS ABABA, (CAJ News) – THE rift between South Africa and sections of the international community is widening over anti-migrant tensions in the country. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation, bemoaned what he alleged was the tragic loss of life—specifically mentioning victims from Ethiopia and Mozambique—along with the displacement of thousand…