Desperation in De Doorns

"We don't expect any violence after 2010. We expect job creation," says one resident.

Protest -- but don't target us

Orange Farm vendors say the protests were hijacked by looters, including school children.

Putting out 'fire next time'

To address South Africa's problem with xenophobia, especially directed against Zimbabweans, the government needs to seek a clean political solution.

SA on alert for xenophobic violence

Some of the shack dwellers of Jeffsville recently had an idea: Why not stage a march to demand government housing?

Gauteng refugee shelters to close

Two of the remaining shelters for foreigners in Gauteng will close on Tuesday, it was reported on Monday.

UNHCR rejects criticism over refugee crisis

Some civil-society groups have had a "negative impact" on efforts to solve the refugee crisis, the Southern African office of the UNHCR says.

Some refugees refuse to leave shelter, says Gauteng

Some residents of the Rand Airport shelter for people displaced by xenophobic violence are refusing to leave, a Gauteng government spokesperson says.

Cape Town relocates xenophobia refugees

While relocation of refugees from xenophobic attacks in Cape Town continue, a Somali man disappears after going swimming in False Bay.

Nafcoc calls for Somali purge

Nafcoc in the Western Cape has sent letters to Somali traders who have returned to Khayelitsha, warning them to close their shops or face violence.

Gauteng consolidates shelters for xenophobia refugees

The Gauteng government is moving people displaced by xenophobic violence in Johannesburg to one shelter in Glenanda, a spokesperson said on Monday.

Experts slam SA over migration policy

Experts have slammed what they called SA's lack of a migration policy on Africans, saying it is a major reason for the recent anti-immigrant violence.

Relocation planned for Cape refugees

Authorities have announced a plan to move xenophobia refugees out of community halls and two of the "safe sites" set up for them in Cape Town.

'Progress' on Gauteng refugee shelters

The Gauteng government was on Friday deciding whether and where to consolidate shelters in line with a Constitutional Court order.

Court reserves ruling on refugee camps

Shelters for people displaced by xenophobic violence will remain open until a final ruling is received from the Constitutional Court.

Fate of refugee shelters under spotlight

Lawyers for the state and a group of people displaced by xenophobic violence will return to the Constitutional Court on Tuesday.

Oxfam joins call against closing of refugee camps

Aid agency Oxfam on Monday joined the call against the closure of camps sheltering people displaced by xenophobic violence.

Reprieve for xenophobia refugees

Shelters for the victims of xenophobic violence will have to stay open until a court hears a matter relating to their closure on Monday.

Xenophobia refugees: What will happen to us?

With her baby on her hip, Zimbabwean Gloria Mhango walked down a Johannesburg street on Wednesday urgently looking for accommodation.

Gauteng denies packing up camps ahead of deadline

The Gauteng provincial government on Wednesday denied removing people ahead of deadline from the camps it set up for refugees from xenophobic attacks.

Gauteng refugee battle to go to top court

A consortium for refugees and the Wits Law Clinic have vowed to approach the Constitutional Court to keep Gauteng's refugee shelters open.

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