When all else fails pull out the Mandela card who incidentally is probably the original source of these attacks with his promises of free houses and cars way back in 1994. Well he never delivered just like his cohorts of today and the chickens are coming home to roost. Another failed African State.

Bill, Johannesburg, South Africa

violence can never be condoned. this situation is not unique to S.A. It happens in isolated incidents in e.g. U.K. The scale of the problems is an indication of a much bigger problem; 4 million Zimbabweans alone. 2 million Somalis. african conflict & Border control,education, poverty, hunger

Karel, Edinburgh, uk

Whatever happens in Africa we in the Labour led bankrupt UK need to keep our noses and our taxes out of it. Let them sort it out for themselves. It is not our problem or our fault (but we'll get the blame anyway). We have enough trouble trying to remove our own G 'Mugabe' Brown and his parasites.

Bob, Cowes, UK

Rather contradictory of Mr Mbeki to condemn the violence in SA as an "absolute disgrace", yet he never speaks out about the violence perpetrated by Mugabe's regime.

Whilst Mbeki engages in softly softly diplomacy, refugees pour out of Zimbabwe to be greeted with necklaces of burning tyres.

Michael, Tunbridge Wells, UK

Having spent years cosying up to Mugabe, Mbeki has just found out that South Africans think that they can do to Zimbabweans what only Zimbabweans thought they could do. What price 'quiet deplomacy'?

David Leslie, Perth, Scotland

Cry, my beloved country, cry for what you are doing to your own people.

Sheila , Totnes, uk

An utter discrace. Why has Jacob Zuma not said anything or condemned these acts. Maybe because it is his type of people that are doing this. It seems that law has not effect and people do as they please, when they please, to whom they please.
Mbeki's nose is so far up Mugabi's rear end. It STINKS!!

Paul, Brentwood, UK

Bit different when it happens at home huh, Mr Mbeki??

David Ashton, Bathurst, Australia

A complete testimony to the West's impotence in ethical intervention. Sadam: an ordered tyranny, Mugabe-work it out-I can't

John Dooner, Dudley, UK

Another notable success of black African rule. (See also Zimbabwe).

Jbird, Charlotte, USA

Have you noticed that even the Italians have had enough immigrants forced on them by the international socialists.
In SA they call the objectors xenophobics, in Italy & other parts of Europe they are called facists or nazis.
All a lot of propaganda. Just wait for nationalism to make a comeback.

Graham Richards, Brisbane, Australia