DA:

That the House -

1) notes the recent spate of what are believed to be xenophobic attacks on foreign shop owners and residents in parts of our country;

2) further notes that countless foreign-owned shops are looted, businesses vandalised and properties destroyed during these inexcusable attacks;

3) acknowledges that not a single successful prosecution of a South African who has attacked foreigners or looted their shops has taken place;

4) further acknowledges that these alleged xenophobic attacks are shameful and despicable acts that must be strongly condemned by this House and by all South Africans; and

5) calls for the perpetrators of the violence to be brought to justice and appeals to all affected communities to end the violence and to adopt an attitude of tolerance and respect towards those who come to South Africa in search of a better future.

Agreed to.