GRACA Machel, widow of Nelson Mandela, has appealed for African unity at a memorial service for a victim of recent xenophobic violence in South Africa
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Machel called Mozambican Manuel Jossias’ murder “a symbol of what must not happen again”.
In an emotional speech in Johannesburg, she said the recent violence should be “a wake-up” call for the entire region.
At least seven people have died over a month of attacks on foreigners and foreign-owned property in South Africa.
To loud applause from the crowd, Machel, who is a former first lady of both South Africa and Mozambique, encouraged acceptance of all nationalities:
“I am South African. I am Mozambican. I am Zambian. I am Zimbabwean,” she said, continuing:
