ngizokunika engapheli brand--new izilokotho ezinhle. sicela wamukele ngakho njengento ayokhunjulwa entsha sibangani obuhlala njalo kubo. i think as africans we should be trying to ask where this animosity is coming from because i don't think that any african organisation would gain from such practises. the current anc leadership is made up of the same individuals who were cared for by our neighbouring countries so it wouldn't make sense to them to chuck out the people who saved their lives. hence many of the leaders have been outspoken in condeming the violence. at this sensitive stage in the life of the anc the party doesn't need the negative attention. with the change in party leadership all eyes are on the anc to look for any signs of instability. the global money movers need to see that the anc isn't steering sa into any ice bergs for them to invest. by the same token the ifp has also been outspoken on condeming the violent attack on our african brothers. if i'm not mistaken after the first bout of attacks the ifp national spokeperson went out on air to warn peolpe not to take things at face value and believe that a single ethnic group or political party was to blame. in hindsight i think the ifp was worried that they would be dragged into this. interestingly, off the topic, the ifp leader was described as a warlord in a history textbook being studied at schools this year. needless to say the party is not amused. the ifp is desperately trying to change their image for next years elections because they have lost a lot of support in their traditional bases. it would be a backward step for them to be associated to the violence as well.