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At this point in time, it is quite clear that President Cyril Ramaphosa, the serving President and Commander in Chief of the Republic of South Africa, is giving his backing to the ongoing xenophobic attacks against fellow Africans in South Africa.

Speaking on the issue of why South Africans are attacking fellow Africans who have travelled from various countries to work and live in South Africa, he reportedly stated that he understands what is going on.

This clearly explains only one thing, he has failed in his mandate as President of the country. If the reason is pressure on infrastructure, then it appears that his people have taken matters into their own hands.

As a Ghanaian who has travelled to 8 different countries, I have experienced much discrimination in almost all of them and I find what is happening in South Africa to be among the meanest forms of treatment I have witnessed.

One would think that seeing a fellow African on African soil would bring comfort, encouragement, and hope for a better future. Instead, we are witnessing hostility and gruesomely maltreating fellow Africans for no reason.

Looking back, Ghana has welcomed many foreigners from all walks of life. Many have gone as far as buying land, building homes, and creating jobs for themselves and others. This makes me ask the question, why is South Africa different?

If I am not mistaken, I can say that of every 10% of land ownership in Accra, about 3% is owned by foreigners, both Africans and non-Africans. In a normal sense, this should not be a problem because Ghana is one of the leading countries in West Africa whose citizens frequently travel abroad to live and work in other countries.

My point is this, if people are living freely in my country, but when I travel elsewhere I am harassed, brutalized, and treated in an inhumane manner, why should I want to travel abroad at all? And why should we continue to warmly accommodate others in our own country if such treatment is what awaits us elsewhere?

President Cyril Ramaphosa has failed, and he should be ashamed of himself and the people he leads as should those who engage in and support such actions in South Africa.

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So scary seeing a large visible land marks covered as if this place is a water collection area.

This is the current situation from Nsawam-Akramaman Junction to Doblo to Amasaman and how the rain has covered most part of inhabitants homes and place of residence.

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