SANCO march in Thokoza 22-05-08

 

SANCO march in Thokoza

Thokoza branch of SANCO, with allied community organisations, is inviting you to a press conference to announce its planned march to express disgust at inhuman xenophobic attacks on Africans from the North.

We marching because these diabolic xenophobic attacks reverse all revolutionary gains we made since 1994. It reverses the internationalist role of, and impact of, our struggle against apartheid.

The Cubans in Cuito Cuinavale, Angola, laid down their lives for no economic gain but to express solidarity with South Africans, Angolans, Namibians and love for humanity. The South African revolution and our new democracy is the product of sacrifices by ordinary people of Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Angola, Zambia and Tanzania. These countries were attacked by the South African apartheid army because South Africans stayed and lived amongst their people. Therefore we condemn the attacks on our African brothers and sisters merely because they are not South Africans.

As far back as the 1950s and 1960s, Africans from all these countries, including Malawi and Kenya, died in South African mines. Others went back to their countries sick and poor; while on the other hand our economy, though under apartheid, grew in leaps and bounds.

The press conference will be held as follows:

DATE: today, Thursday 22 May 2008

VENUE: Thoko Thaba High School, in Thokoza, corner Moepshe and Mabuya Street

TIME: 13h00

For more information please contact:

Moloantoa Molaba 082 455 3070, or e-mail moloantoa@nehawu.org.za

Nzipho 084 880 4725

Bongani 083 352 6920