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“Xenophobia in South Africa has reached deeply troubling levels, casting a shadow over a continent that continues to grapple with the enduring consequences of apartheid and
colonialism,” reads a statement from the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians. “At a time when African societies are working to heal historical wounds and reclaim their collective dignity, turning against one another only deepens existing fractures and delays the process of recovery.”
Acts of exclusion can resemble a form of collective self-rejection, notes the statement.
“We call on the South African leadership, church leadership, civil society organisations, human rights advocates as custodians of ubuntu legacy that is being undermined,” the statement reads. “The response to this challenge must be collective and unequivocal.”
