Comments on: TTW 22 May, 2008 - I Condemn Xenophobia and I want you to, too. It’s NOT the South African way! http://www.thistourismweek.co.za/newsletters/ttw-22-may-2008-i-condemn-xenophobia-and-i-want-you-to-too-it%e2%80%99s-not-the-south-african-way/ Newsletter on-line commentary and discussion about tourism in South Africa Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:17:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: paul http://www.thistourismweek.co.za/newsletters/ttw-22-may-2008-i-condemn-xenophobia-and-i-want-you-to-too-it%e2%80%99s-not-the-south-african-way/#comment-7 paul Fri, 23 May 2008 08:31:19 +0000 http://www.thistourismweek.co.za/newsletters/ttw-22-may-2008-i-condemn-xenophobia-and-i-want-you-to-too-it%e2%80%99s-not-the-south-african-way/#comment-7 Seth I am truly saddened by your post. I understand it, but as a proud South African I am very sad that as Africans we have made you, a brother, feel unsafe here. As a tourism business owner working in townships, we are feeling the impact of the sad and savage events. Despite the fact that our city has seen no incidents, our clients are cancelling trips. As the industry we need to keep putting the information out there that it is business as usual. While this seems a somewhat insesitive approach in the face of much human suffering, I do not think we must lose sight of the fact that tourism is beneficial to many ordinary, poor south africans, as well as many zimbabweans and malawians who work in the sector. I think what is disturbing me the most is the deafening slience from the ruling party, cosatu and the SACP. Remember Boipatong, Langa, Chris Hani's murder - these incidence of human rights abuse and violence were not condemend with lip service, but with action. We took to the streets and shouted from the mountains and roof tops that as a society we would not tolerate this. Being a local guy, i don't know if it has happened where you live, but here in the heart of ANC country where I live I have seen no action. I expected a bit more leadership from the liberators of my country. I thought we would respect and defend human rights for all who live here.I Think it is time to make ourselves visible, to stand up in the face of the media as South Africans and shout from the rooftops and mountains that as South Africans this is not who we are. Seth, please do not give up on us. I hope to see you at Indaba 2009, with an atmosphere of peace and tolerance and Pan Africanism prevailing Seth I am truly saddened by your post. I understand it, but as a proud South African I am very sad that as Africans we have made you, a brother, feel unsafe here.

As a tourism business owner working in townships, we are feeling the impact of the sad and savage events. Despite the fact that our city has seen no incidents, our clients are cancelling trips.

As the industry we need to keep putting the information out there that it is business as usual. While this seems a somewhat insesitive approach in the face of much human suffering, I do not think we must lose sight of the fact that tourism is beneficial to many ordinary, poor south africans, as well as many zimbabweans and malawians who work in the sector.

I think what is disturbing me the most is the deafening slience from the ruling party, cosatu and the SACP. Remember Boipatong, Langa, Chris Hani’s murder - these incidence of human rights abuse and violence were not condemend with lip service, but with action. We took to the streets and shouted from the mountains and roof tops that as a society we would not tolerate this.

Being a local guy, i don’t know if it has happened where you live, but here in the heart of ANC country where I live I have seen no action. I expected a bit more leadership from the liberators of my country. I thought we would respect and defend human rights for all who live here.I Think it is time to make ourselves visible, to stand up in the face of the media as South Africans and shout from the rooftops and mountains that as South Africans this is not who we are.

Seth, please do not give up on us. I hope to see you at Indaba 2009, with an atmosphere of peace and tolerance and Pan Africanism prevailing

]]> By: Trados3412 http://www.thistourismweek.co.za/newsletters/ttw-22-may-2008-i-condemn-xenophobia-and-i-want-you-to-too-it%e2%80%99s-not-the-south-african-way/#comment-6 Trados3412 Thu, 22 May 2008 16:22:43 +0000 http://www.thistourismweek.co.za/newsletters/ttw-22-may-2008-i-condemn-xenophobia-and-i-want-you-to-too-it%e2%80%99s-not-the-south-african-way/#comment-6 Hey Martin. Ok, I am hoping A LOT of PEOPLE read your article and that MANY from the Garden Route read yours and my little input. I am putting my hand up and daying I will continue to make a difference in getting people from the black and brown and white communities involved in tourism in a sustainable way. I am hoping many read this and put up their hands as well as I am but one, but together we can go so much further and touch so many lives Thanks for your article. Trados Hey Martin. Ok, I am hoping A LOT of PEOPLE read your article and that MANY from the Garden Route read yours and my little input.

I am putting my hand up and daying I will continue to make a difference in getting people from the black and brown and white communities involved in tourism in a sustainable way.

I am hoping many read this and put up their hands as well as I am but one, but together we can go so much further and touch so many lives

Thanks for your article.

Trados

]]> By: seth http://www.thistourismweek.co.za/newsletters/ttw-22-may-2008-i-condemn-xenophobia-and-i-want-you-to-too-it%e2%80%99s-not-the-south-african-way/#comment-5 seth Thu, 22 May 2008 15:03:10 +0000 http://www.thistourismweek.co.za/newsletters/ttw-22-may-2008-i-condemn-xenophobia-and-i-want-you-to-too-it%e2%80%99s-not-the-south-african-way/#comment-5 hi everyone i just want to say i'm so saddened by what is going on in south africa.let me tell you why; i just returned from the just ended indaba(i'm a travel agent in ghana).i came back very hopeful after making a lot of contacts with hotels and tour companies.i wanted to organise tour packages to south africa, after previously trying to preach south africa as a leisure destination to my clients and ghanaians as a whole because acquiring the visa is not so difficult compared to other european countries and america which is a real ordeal and secondly the weather and facilities are equally good if not better,i mean with the snowless winter and all if you know what i mean.and just as i started my touristic campaign this xenophobic thing cropped and spreaded like wildfire ruining all my pent up hope and effort.i have to say that we foreign visitors were lucky the fair ended before it spread to durban . who knows, we may have been victims as well.what a shame!i think the gov't has to work fast to quelch this thing to its roots before it creates any serious problems for south africa ,with the world cup coming up and all. all the best to south africa in this effort. hi everyone
i just want to say i’m so saddened by what is going on in south africa.let me tell you why;
i just returned from the just ended indaba(i’m a travel agent in ghana).i came back very hopeful after making a lot of contacts with hotels and tour companies.i wanted to organise tour packages to south africa, after previously trying to preach south africa as a leisure destination to my clients and ghanaians as a whole because acquiring the visa is not so difficult compared to other european countries and america which is a real ordeal and secondly the weather and facilities are equally good if not better,i mean with the snowless winter and all if you know what i mean.and just as i started my touristic campaign this xenophobic thing cropped and spreaded like wildfire ruining all my pent up hope and effort.i have to say that we foreign visitors were lucky the fair ended before it spread to durban . who knows, we may have been victims as well.what a shame!i think the gov’t has to work fast to quelch this thing to its roots before it creates any serious problems for south africa ,with the world cup coming up and all. all the best to south africa in this effort.

]]> By: nocwaka http://www.thistourismweek.co.za/newsletters/ttw-22-may-2008-i-condemn-xenophobia-and-i-want-you-to-too-it%e2%80%99s-not-the-south-african-way/#comment-4 nocwaka Thu, 22 May 2008 11:54:08 +0000 http://www.thistourismweek.co.za/newsletters/ttw-22-may-2008-i-condemn-xenophobia-and-i-want-you-to-too-it%e2%80%99s-not-the-south-african-way/#comment-4 Hi everybody who is a south african i think is sicken by what's going on in south africa and we are giving it a name xenophobia its not its plain greedyness these people are greedy. they are stealing from our brothers and sisters their lives their identity and rights. as south africans now we to stand and fight these criminals and say enough is enogh Hi
everybody who is a south african i think is sicken by what’s going on in south africa and we are giving it a name xenophobia its not its plain greedyness these people are greedy. they are stealing from our brothers and sisters their lives their identity and rights. as south africans now we to stand and fight these criminals and say enough is enogh

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