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Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor, Zanoxolo Wayile, has appealed for peace, calm and tolerance between the communities of Uitenhage, following events over the past week, which saw the shop of a Somali burnt down and the rifling of the possessions of other shop owners.
He says while the Municipality awaits the outcome of the police investigation into the root causes of the incidents, the Metro reaffirms its full commitment to the upholding of the universal laws adopted by the United Nations and the rights conferred on all people in terms thereof.
Wayile says the Municipality is working closely with different structures in the community to build social cohesion and break down barriers between different races, cultures and religions.
He says the acts of violence in Uitenhage over the past week are an embarrassment to the city, the province and the country.
