South Africa needs to hold a national conference on xenophobia, which would be the first step towards building a civic infrastructure to fight discrmination against foreign nationals
Zimbabweans are frustrated by the xenophobic sentiment and violence against them in South Africa, but their real fury is aimed at the Zimbabwean government
Honesty and ethics are in short supply among this vital department’s officials
State security and the SAPS are on high alert as vigilante group gain momentum, but police concede they do not have the resources to stop Operation Dudula form stoking xenophobia
When the infrastructure breaks, the social fabric frays, rape escalates and taps run dry, we curse the foreigner, who is always from another African country
The state’s failure to act as a source of moral or political authority creates a vacuum that ‘seductive’ populist movements are happy to fill
The ongoing Afrophobic behaviour in our country is misdirected anger and frustration at the fact that black South Africans still have to make do with welfare crumbs
Operation Dudula has carried out a crackdown against illegal immigrants in Jo’burg, a drive that has resonated with mainly poor, angry South Africans
Anti-foreigner sentiment may be an election-winning issue come 2024. But African immigrants deserve better
The government turns a blind eye to the scapegoating of foreigners because they provide a useful foil to its own failings
A group of Zimbabweans challenging their exclusion from the bar say their home is here, and it is populist opportunism to use unemployment figures to keep their their lives in limbo
Malema’s visits to the hospitality industry are about the greedy business owners, not their workers
Not only is the department dysfunctional and its officials hostile, but it does not act on its legislative and constitutional obligations
The people need to remove their blinkers and reclaim their minds to achieve a better future
Stigmatising the marginalised is driven by vested interests, both in the case of African foreign nationals subject to xenophobia and South Africans facing economic doom
Afrophobia is an imported anti-African sentiment that internalises colonialism because current state borders never existed in African societies
The relations of social domination are reproduced in our habitual ways of talking
The social, political and economic problems of poor governance need to be fixed so that public resources are managed and distributed equally
Local firms have struggled to adapt to the regulatory environment and the dynamics of an unpredictable market
The human rights of migrants are not protected by the country’s legislation
A new book of images and essays about the Afrophobic violence in South Africa attempts to take the narrative forward
Mary Corrigall meets with the Sudanese artist on the occasion of his largest solo exhibition in Joburg
As the humanitarian crisis unfolds at the Beitbridge border post, Hatebridge opens for business on Twitter
KZN’s premier has tried to intervene by offering South Africans preferential access to jobs, but foreign drivers say locals don’t want the work
A fanatic of the free market, Herman Mashaba advances extreme economic policies for South Africa. But he needs political power first, so he rides on xenophobic sentiments for votes
Amid protests by the ANC’s MK Military Veterans, distressed foreign nationals have shut their stalls at a Durban flea market
A girl’s experience tells the story of xenophobia and how it robbed her of a sense of belonging
When considering Herman Mashaba’s new political plans, the South African public must reckon with the former mayor of Johannesburg’s actual record
Characters have been a central part to Athi-Patra Ruga’s practice since the early days of his artistic career. Here he lets us in on their backstories
Xenophobia stalks us in this moment of crisis; our hope lies in humanity’s capacity to rebuild
The multifaceted and complex issues facing the continent can only be tackled effectively together
The state of politics and geopolitics has been exacerbated, rather than stabilised, by the coronavirus crisis