President, Jacob Zuma, while speaking at a Human Rights Day commemoration ceremony in Mbekwini township yesterday, said South Africans should stop criticizing its country and its economy.

“We need to take a more balanced view of our country.”

Zuma called on South Africans “to make our country attractive to both foreign and local investors”, urging citizens to work with government to build the country and its economy.

On recent cases of police brutality, Zuma said that 200 000 members of the police force should not be judged by the actions of only a few. He called for communities to support their fellow policemen and women in their fight against crime.

The President also denounced any discrimination against foreigners living in South Africa.

We condemn strongly any acts of xenophobia or any attacks or resentment directed at foreign nationals living in our country.

Despite the event being marked as a commemoration, there were traces of a political rally in the air. many attendees inside the venue dressed in the colours of the ANC, and the first 10 rows of seated guests were members of the ANC Women’s League. One person waved a yellow flag with the words, “Phinda (do it again) Msholozi” – Msholozi is Zuma’s clan name.

[Source: Fin24]