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"Everyone Is A Stranger, A Visitor Somewhere. This new found hostility by South Africans, towards other nationals is uncalled-for. To think it's the presence of foreigners in a country that hampers availability of jobs and other socioeconomic gains is a wrong notion, and as for me, is  a clear indication of misinformation and there's a need for re orientation of South Africans. If non-nationals are getting the jobs in your country, then it could be a clear indication your unemployability or share laziness and/or inability to come up with business innovations which these foreigners have done and is inturn appearing threatening to you/your survival in your own country. To have descended to such low i.e Xenophobic actions, going even as far as killing and maiming foreigners is appalling and show a gross level of barbarism.  Your plights could have been tenable to some extents if channeled appropriately, ofcourse we had the "Ghana Must Go" in Nigeria, which in my vie

The 2015 Grammy Awards   was an exciting one and was full of surprises but in the awards given and other antics. Newcomer, Sam Smith stunned all by taking home 4 well-deserved awards including Best New Artist, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album. Everyone was surprised when Becks clinched the Album Of The Year award in a tight group that consisted of Beyonce(!), Ed Sheeran, Pharell and Sam Smith, so stunned that  Kanye West almost pulled a Taylor Swift on the poor guy . Rap heads, for the first time are happy with the year's rap awards (mostly because Iggy didn't steal it as expected) as respected rap figures won the awards this time. Eminem won Best Rap album and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration while Kendrick Lamar won Best Rap Performance and Best Rap song for i. Iggy who was nominated for 3 awards and who people were scared will end up with Best Rap Album unfortunately did not win any while Beyonce who was tipped to clinch the Album of the Year (and the