[kictanet] XENOPHOBIA AND SA MULTINATIONALS

[James Mbugua]

Listers,

It seems like some South African companies are having to scale back
operations especially in the SADC region in the wake of xenophobic attacks
affecting citizens of countries in the region.

Multichoice has actually ran two ads in the Nation and Standard condemning
the xenophobic attacks and promoting pan-Africanism.

Question is, how much responsibility should multinationals take for events
taking place in their mother countries.

IT linked companies like MTN, UUnet, Internet Solutions, Jumia and so on
operate across the continent.

What should be their response to likely backlash from events they have no
control over?

Regards,

James
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