When Brothers Become Targets: South Africa, Xenophobia, and the Wound Inside the African Family

Wed, 13 May 2026 00:05:07 +0000

In this powerful episode of Soulfood and Lemonade, Dellie addresses a painful and urgent issue affecting the African continent and the global Black community: the rise of xenophobia, anti-immigrant hostility, and violence against fellow Africans in South Africa.

This commentary is not just about one country. It is about a deeper wound inside the African family. When Black Africans become targets in another African nation, we are forced to ask hard questions about history, identity, poverty, politics, fear, and the systems that continue to divide people who should be standing together.

South Africa has a long and painful history shaped by apartheid, colonial violence, economic inequality, and the struggle for dignity. But when frustration and hardship are redirected toward immigrants, refugees, and foreign nationals from other African countries, the result is a heartbreaking betrayal of Pan-African unity. The pain becomes even deeper when those being attacked look like us, pray like us, struggle like us, and are also trying to survive.

In this episode, Dellie reflects on how fear, misinformation, unemployment, political scapegoating, and economic pressure can turn neighbors into enemies. He challenges viewers to look beyond the headlines and examine the root causes of xenophobia while also making it clear that violence against innocent people can never be justified.

This is a message about humanity, accountability, and healing. It is a call for Africans across the continent and throughout the diaspora to reject division and remember the shared history, shared struggle, and shared destiny that connects us. The episode asks us to think deeply about what it means when brothers become targets—and what must happen for the African family to begin repairing the wound.

Soulfood and Lemonade continues to create space for honest conversations, truth-telling, social awareness, and independent perspectives that are often overlooked by mainstream media. This episode is for those who believe that Black lives matter everywhere, African lives matter everywhere, and that unity must be more than a slogan—it must be a responsibility.

Watch, reflect, share, and join the conversation. Because silence only allows division to grow, but truth can open the door to healing.