Dad, are you also leaving us? Congolese man married to South African woman addresses xenophobic individuals after his son's heartbreaking question

A Congolese man, Rev. Dr. Kamwenda Mukala, who is married to a South African woman, has penned a deeply moving post on how xenophobia has affected the mental health of his son as the deadline set by anti-migrant activists for foreigners to leave South Africa approaches.   Anti-migrant group March and March, opposition party ActionSA and others have set June 30, 2026 as the deadline for undocumented migrants to leave the country.  According to Mukala, his son on Tuesday, June 16, asked if he will also be leaving him and his mother since South Africans no longer want foreigners in their country.  Dr. Mukala said the question, which broke his heart, highlights the trauma and fear that xenoph...