You will remember the Somali shopkeeper who sold you a loaf of bread and milk at an affordable price, and with a smile on his face.
You will dearly miss the Mozambican woman who used to chat to you while doing your hair.
You will also remember the Zimbabwean guy who fixed your geyser and unblocked your sewer at a reasonable cost.
You will look around hoping to see the Pakistani man who fixed your cellphone when you accidentally dropped it in the sink.
The Malawi woman who used to do your laundry and ironing in order for you to look good at work, don’t you wish she had never left.
That Indian man who used to give you winter blankets on credit will cross your mind when the cold arrives.
The street vendor who did not mind giving you cabbage and tomatoes to cook while waiting for your gogo to return from the Sassa offices with grant money will come to mind when hunger kicks in.
We can hate foreigners but the truth is, even those people who encourage you to spread the hate today will not do anything for you tomorrow. No one is rich enough to do without his neighbour. Stop xenophobia today.
Malphia Honwane, Gottenburg eManyeleti
Extracted from The DailySun 10/02/2017
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