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The king
(c) told foreigners to leave South Africa AFP
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A preliminary
investigation in South Africa has cleared the powerful Zulu King Goodwill
Zwelithini of inciting the anti-foreigner violence that swept through the
country earlier this year. The king had not made a call to arms, but was
guilty of making “hurtful and harmful” comments against foreigners, the
Human Rights Commission (HRC) said in a preliminary report.
BBC Africa Live report continues:
King
Zwelithini said at a rally in March that the government should "help us
clean our land of lice", and that "all foreigners should take
their baggage and be sent back".
"There
can be little argument against the conclusion that a public expression by a
public figure with moral authority to the effect that foreigners should pack
their bags and leave, would leave foreign nationals diminished in their human
dignity," the HRC said.
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The
violence led to widespread looting and destruction of property AFP
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The monarch
should either publicly apologize to foreign nationals or enter into a
"private mediate settlement" to resolve the dispute or failing
that he could be referred to the Equality Court,
said the statutory body, which investigates rights abuses in South
Africa.
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