A video making rounds on social media shows the moment South Africans troop out in masses carrying banners and asking for forgiveness from Nigerians after weeks of Xenophobic attacks.

The South Africans sang as they marched through the streets and also held up a banner which called for unity among Africans, weeks after the attacks which led to destruction of properties and looting of shops owned by foreigners.

This follows up report of President Cyril Ramaphosa dispatching a special envoy to seven African countries to deliver a solidarity message and also brief each country’s government on the South African government’s effort to address the xenophobic attacks.