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Xenophobia

OPINION | Civil society must lead the response to xenophobic violence
Opinion
/ 25 April 2022

OPINION | Civil society must lead the response to xenophobic violence

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

By Bongani Mavundla
Mourners at Elvis Nyathi’s memorial vent anger at Zimbabwe ambassador service
Africa
/ 22 April 2022

Mourners at Elvis Nyathi’s memorial vent anger at Zimbabwe ambassador service

Zimbabweans are frustrated by the xenophobic sentiment and violence against them in South Africa, but their real fury is aimed at the Zimbabwean government

By Naledi Sikhakhane
It’s time to turn the department of home affairs around
Opinion
/ 13 April 2022

It’s time to turn the department of home affairs around

Honesty and ethics are in short supply among this vital department’s officials

By Tshepo Moloi 1
Anarchy reigns: Police on high alert as Operation Dudula gains momentum
National
/ 8 April 2022

Anarchy reigns: Police on high alert as Operation Dudula gains momentum

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

By Lizeka Tandwa
Afrophobia: The violence of the letter R
Africa
/ 7 April 2022

Afrophobia: The violence of the letter R

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

By Hugo ka Canham
How do vigilante groups like Dudula come into being?
National
/ 1 April 2022

How do vigilante groups like Dudula come into being?

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

By Lyse Comins
Operation Dudula, Afrophobia and the quest for human rights
Africa
/ 29 March 2022

Operation Dudula, Afrophobia and the quest for human rights

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

By Vusi Gumbi
Operation Dudula vows to continue drive against illegal immigrants after leader gets bail
Politics
/ 28 March 2022

Operation Dudula vows to continue drive against illegal immigrants after leader gets bail

Operation Dudula has carried out a crackdown against illegal immigrants in Jo’burg, a drive that has resonated with mainly poor, angry South Africans

By Lizeka Tandwa
An injury to an African immigrant is an injury to all
Opinion
/ 24 March 2022

An injury to an African immigrant is an injury to all

Anti-foreigner sentiment may be an election-winning issue come 2024. But African immigrants deserve better

By Maruping Phepheng
Work against anti-foreigner sentiment
Africa
/ 18 March 2022

Work against anti-foreigner sentiment

The government turns a blind eye to the scapegoating of foreigners because they provide a useful foil to its own failings

By Jaynisha Patel and Mikhail Moosa
‘Unintended consequence of undoing apartheid’: Zim lawyers battle for admittance
Article
/ 18 March 2022

‘Unintended consequence of undoing apartheid’: Zim lawyers battle for admittance

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

By Emsie Ferreira
The EFF is not xenophobic
Opinion
/ 9 February 2022

The EFF is not xenophobic

Malema’s visits to the hospitality industry are about the greedy business owners, not their workers

By Sihle Lonzi
Fixing the home affairs department is key to fighting xenophobia
Opinion
/ 24 January 2022

Fixing the home affairs department is key to fighting xenophobia

Not only is the department dysfunctional and its officials hostile, but it does not act on its legislative and constitutional obligations

By Christine Hobden
Masses lulled by South Africa’s wealthy and powerful
Opinion
/ 10 December 2021

Masses lulled by South Africa’s wealthy and powerful

The people need to remove their blinkers and reclaim their minds to achieve a better future

By Andile Zulu
What the Omicron variant and Mashaba’s election ticket have in common
Opinion
/ 1 December 2021

What the Omicron variant and Mashaba’s election ticket have in common

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

By Casper Lӧtter
We were separated by colonial borders and lost our ubuntu
Opinion
/ 2 November 2021

We were separated by colonial borders and lost our ubuntu

Afrophobia is an imported anti-African sentiment that internalises colonialism because current state borders never existed in African societies

By Zoleka Mazibuko
Visible and invisible violence in present day South Africa
Opinion
/ 4 August 2021

Visible and invisible violence in present day South Africa

The relations of social domination are reproduced in our habitual ways of talking

By Marnell Kirsten
The explosive mix of multilevel factors explain the violence amid the looting
Opinion
/ 25 July 2021

The explosive mix of multilevel factors explain the violence amid the looting

The social, political and economic problems of poor governance need to be fixed so that public resources are managed and distributed equally

By Stuart Mbanyele
Top South African companies trip up in Nigeria
Business
/ 16 July 2021

Top South African companies trip up in Nigeria

Local firms have struggled to adapt to the regulatory environment and the dynamics of an unpredictable market

By Sarah Smit
South Africa’s policy on migrants is inadequate and at odds with the Freedom Charter
Opinion
/ 27 May 2021

South Africa’s policy on migrants is inadequate and at odds with the Freedom Charter

The human rights of migrants are not protected by the country’s legislation

By Tawanda Matema
[BR]OTHER: Xenophobia born of dreams deferred
Friday
/ 21 May 2021

[BR]OTHER: Xenophobia born of dreams deferred

A new book of images and essays about the Afrophobic violence in South Africa attempts to take the narrative forward

By Kwanele Sosibo
Artist Hussein Salim’s journey to find his place in the world
Friday
/ 13 May 2021

Artist Hussein Salim’s journey to find his place in the world

Mary Corrigall meets with the Sudanese artist on the occasion of his largest solo exhibition in Joburg

By Mary Corrigall
Carlos on crossing Hatebridge
Cartoons
/ 7 January 2021

Carlos on crossing Hatebridge

As the humanitarian crisis unfolds at the Beitbridge border post, Hatebridge opens for business on Twitter

By Carlos
Xenophobia weaponised in ‘truck wars’
National
/ 5 December 2020

Xenophobia weaponised in ‘truck wars’

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

By Des Erasmus
Beneath Mashaba’s ‘centrism’ lurks the reactionary
Politics
/ 21 November 2020

Beneath Mashaba’s ‘centrism’ lurks the reactionary

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

By Christopher McMichael
Xenophobic tensions surge in KZN
National
/ 14 November 2020

Xenophobic tensions surge in KZN

Amid protests by the ANC’s MK Military Veterans, distressed foreign nationals have shut their stalls at a Durban flea market

By Des Erasmus
Refugees the scapegoat of SA’s ills
National
/ 17 September 2020

Refugees the scapegoat of SA’s ills

A girl’s experience tells the story of xenophobia and how it robbed her of a sense of belonging

By Birgit Schwarz
Herman Mashaba wants you to forget
Opinion
/ 9 August 2020

Herman Mashaba wants you to forget

When considering Herman Mashaba’s new political plans, the South African public must reckon with the former mayor of Johannesburg’s actual record

By Anthony Johnson
The list: Athi-Patra Ruga’s constant reinvention
Friday
/ 1 August 2020

The list: Athi-Patra Ruga’s constant reinvention

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

By Athi-Patra Ruga
Covid-19 is an opportunity to make our circles bigger
Coronavirus
/ 31 July 2020

Covid-19 is an opportunity to make our circles bigger

Xenophobia stalks us in this moment of crisis; our hope lies in humanity’s capacity to rebuild

By Judy-Ann Cilliers
Xenophobia chips away at the African notion of ubuntu
Analysis
/ 27 May 2020

Xenophobia chips away at the African notion of ubuntu

The multifaceted and complex issues facing the continent can only be tackled effectively together

By Nitha Ramnath
The pandemic creates ideal conditions for the rise of populism
Coronavirus
/ 15 May 2020

The pandemic creates ideal conditions for the rise of populism

The state of politics and geopolitics has been exacerbated, rather than stabilised, by the coronavirus crisis

By Aaliyah Vayez
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