Xenophobic attacks in South Africa evidence of leadership gone awry

If the marker of 25 years after the collapse of apartheid in South Africa is Xenophobia, Africa still has a long way to go. For days now, and not for the first time, South Africans are venting their frustrations on black immigrants.

And as is the custom with African bureaucracy, which is adept at burying its head in the sand than finding practical solutions to problems, the South African government has categorised the xenophobic attacks as common acts of criminality.