Minister of Small Business Development Lindiwe Zulu say they must act fast or there will be nothing left for them.

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South Africa’s asking the United Nations to do things differently when procuring equipment for peacekeepers, says Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu,

She tells a joint UN South Africa gathering in Pretoria that countries where blue helmets are deployed should get a greater  piece of the pie.

But small and/ medium enterprises from her country must start looking further afield

(Take in Zulu clip here)

Zulu says South African business must stop thinking that changing people’s lives  is the exclusive role of the government.

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At least six people have died in attacks – mainly on African foreigners – and reminiscent of the 2008 xenophobic attacks – people are being forced to take shelter in makeshift refugee camps.

The last-minute cancellation of President Jacob Zuma’s visit to Indonesia, where he was also going to attend an Afro-Asian summit, follows another death of a foreigner in Johannesburg and scores of new arrests in South Africa’s commercial capital.

Zuma’s says there’s no justification for the xenophobic attacks mainly in Johannesburg and the eastern port city of Durban.

They have been sparked by fears that foreigners are taking the jobs from locals in a country where the economy cannot accommodate one in three work-seeking adults.

There have also been unfortunate remarks criticising foreigners by Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini and a member of Zuma’s cabinet Lindiwe Zulu.

Neighbouring Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique have announced plans to evacuate their citizens.

Nigeria is reportedly considering severing diplomatic ties in the mistaken belief that the attacks are aimed mainly at its nationals.
The United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees says most victims targeted are refugees and asylum seekers who are forced to leave their countries due to war and persecution.

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