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Xenophobia

The Gigaba-Mashaba feud and the attacks that happen while they bicker
Analysis
/ 27 February 2017

The Gigaba-Mashaba feud and the attacks that happen while they bicker

The political leaders may have the power to enforce measures to address xenophobia, but they are seemingly more concerned with settling scores.

By Raeesa Pather
Slice Of Life: No country for good men
Article
/ 27 February 2017

Slice Of Life: No country for good men

"He just said: ‘What we need is for you to go back where you come from.’ I think about that to this day and I feel bad; so, so bad.

By Carl Collison
#TshwaneUnrest: Stun grenades fired at anti-immigrant march amid tense standoff
Article
/ 24 February 2017

#TshwaneUnrest: Stun grenades fired at anti-immigrant march amid tense standoff

A group calling itself the Mamelodi Concerned Residents is leading a march to the department in protest against immigrants in South Africa.

By Mpho Raborife and Jenna Etheridge
Herman Mashaba still scot-free as attacks erupt
Article
/ 23 February 2017

Herman Mashaba still scot-free as attacks erupt

The Jo’burg mayor’s contentious remarks about foreigners ‘can’t be brushed off’, some insist

By Govan Whittles
‘We don’t burn, we clean brothels’
Article
/ 17 February 2017

‘We don’t burn, we clean brothels’

Behind the rage in in Rosettenville and Phomolong is a mix of xenophobia and internecine battles.

By Govan Whittles
Home affairs and Mashaba to collaborate to ‘manage immigration’ in Johannesburg
Article
/ 13 December 2016

Home affairs and Mashaba to collaborate to ‘manage immigration’ in Johannesburg

Gigaba said that he agrees with Mashaba that national government needs to intervene in matters related to undocumented migrants.

By Raeesa Pather
​Bigots like Donald Trump and Herman Mashaba fuel hatred
Article
/ 12 December 2016

​Bigots like Donald Trump and Herman Mashaba fuel hatred

Immigrants, illegal of not, will continue to traverse the globe in search of a better life

By Staff Reporter
ANC reports Mashaba for ‘xenophobia’
Article
/ 9 December 2016

ANC reports Mashaba for ‘xenophobia’

The HRC is probing the mayor’s remarks that, some claim, may incite violence against foreigners.

By Govan Whittles
Look at the kwerekwere in the mirror
Analysis
/ 9 June 2016

Look at the kwerekwere in the mirror

Black South Africans have embraced European ideas, so why can’t citizenship be equally fluid?

By Staff Reporter
Refugees live in constant fear of xenophobia
Article
/ 21 April 2016

Refugees live in constant fear of xenophobia

Many Somalians and Ethiopians are too scared to stay in South Africa, but too afraid to go home after fleeing the war in the Horn of Africa.

By Staff Reporter
Hundreds arrested after xenophobic attacks erupt in Lusaka
Africa
/ 20 April 2016

Hundreds arrested after xenophobic attacks erupt in Lusaka

Zambian police have arrested more than 250 people after widespread riots and looting prompted by rumours of alleged ritual killings by Rwandans.

By Staff Reporter
‘Unacceptable’ that King Zwelithini ‘fobbed off’ xenophobia task team – DA
Article
/ 7 April 2016

‘Unacceptable’ that King Zwelithini ‘fobbed off’ xenophobia task team – DA

Following xenophobic comments about foreign nationals last year, Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has been accused of hate speech.

By Agencies Author and Staff Reporter
Inequality and poverty drive xenophobia
Article
/ 7 April 2016

Inequality and poverty drive xenophobia

In this ‘combustible environment’ shopkeepers attack foreign shop owners, but departments too are brutal.

By Mosibudi Ratlebjane and Raeesa Pather
Salim Washington: Reedman blows fire and tears
Article
/ 21 January 2016

Salim Washington: Reedman blows fire and tears

Violence and murder – of Marikana miners and foreigners – inspired works by saxophonist Salim Washington

By Gwen Ansell
Parly committee probing xenophobia requests extension
Article
/ 23 September 2015

Parly committee probing xenophobia requests extension

The final report from the committee on probing violence against foreign nationals is expected to condemn officials who incite xenophobic violence.

By Thulani Gqirana
The numbers behind Operation Fiela
Article
/ 7 September 2015

The numbers behind Operation Fiela

Since the start of Operation Fiela, over 9 000 arrests have been made and over 15 000 undocumented immigrants repatriated, Jeff Radebe revealed.

By Jonisayi Maromo
Displaced face uncertain future as SA camp closes
Article
/ 30 June 2015

Displaced face uncertain future as SA camp closes

The last camp in SA hosting displaced foreigners following xenophobic attacks across the country in April, is scheduled to close on Tuesday.

By Azad Essa
Three powerful myths that fuel xenophobia
Article
/ 24 June 2015

Three powerful myths that fuel xenophobia

Beliefs that foreigners "steal" our jobs and drain services fuel xenophobia and inform government policy. LHR dissects three myths about SA migrants.

By Mg Online and Staff Reporter
No hiding from xenophobia issue at AU summit
Article
/ 11 June 2015

No hiding from xenophobia issue at AU summit

Africa’s leaders gathering for the AU summit will discuss the problem of xenophobia to sensitise all countries on the continent about the problem.

By Staff Reporter
Xenophobia starts ‘at the top’
Article
/ 11 June 2015

Xenophobia starts ‘at the top’

That Africans remain sceptical about trusting SA became clear at a Dakar gathering of the continent’s top social science and political thinkers.

By Qaanitah Hunter
Long-lasting solutions are needed to end Afrophobia scourge
Article
/ 28 May 2015

Long-lasting solutions are needed to end Afrophobia scourge

The state frames and perpetrates self-hate among blacks through violence – as in Operation Fiela.

By Comment Author
Zuma: AU anthem will encourage patriotism
Article
/ 25 May 2015

Zuma: AU anthem will encourage patriotism

President Jacob Zuma has stressed that incorporating the African Union anthem in SA schools and churches will help build African unity.

By Staff Reporter
South Africa’s grass is still greener
Article
/ 22 May 2015

South Africa’s grass is still greener

Malawian victims of xenophobia repatriated from South Africa are drifting back in large numbers

By Staff Reporter
Xenophobia: Residents from Marathon squatter camp share their views
Article
/ 21 May 2015

Xenophobia: Residents from Marathon squatter camp share their views

The M&G interviewed the residents of Marathon near Germiston who shared their views on reintegration since the xenophobic attacks.

By Thuletho Zwane
Community leaders promise peace after xenophobic attacks
Article
/ 21 May 2015

Community leaders promise peace after xenophobic attacks

Marathon informal settlement leaders have told foreign residents they will protect them from the small group that started the attacks.

By Thuletho Zwane
Xenophobia: ‘They know they can kill us and we can’t do a thing’
Article
/ 21 May 2015

Xenophobia: ‘They know they can kill us and we can’t do a thing’

The police and army’s Operation Fiela is only fuelling xenophobia, say NGOs and visitors from nearby countries.

By Oupa Nkosi
ANC top brass back Operation Fiela as criticism grows
Article
/ 18 May 2015

ANC top brass back Operation Fiela as criticism grows

Despite claims that the "crime crackdown" discriminates against foreign nationals, Gwede Mantashe says Operation Fiela has the ANC’s full support.

By Qaanitah Hunter And, Staff Reporter and Qaanitah Hunter
Xenophobia: A reply to Trevor Ncube
Analysis
/ 15 May 2015

Xenophobia: A reply to Trevor Ncube

The problem of migrants is not South Africa’s alone, but a regional one – and it will require regional solutions

By Staff Reporter
Operation Fiela set to stay, says Cabinet
Article
/ 14 May 2015

Operation Fiela set to stay, says Cabinet

Cabinet has decided that Operation Fiela-Reclaim would continue and that a number of "underlying issues" needed to be tackled.

By Thulani Gqirana
Court hears details of xenophobic attack on Sithole
Article
/ 13 May 2015

Court hears details of xenophobic attack on Sithole

The Alexandra Magistrate’s Court has heard how Mozambican national Emmanuel Sithole was attacked and how the police arrested his alleged killers.

By Staff Reporter
Why migrants don’t want to leave the camps
Analysis
/ 12 May 2015

Why migrants don’t want to leave the camps

There have been very limited government-led reintegration efforts after the xenophobic violence, writes Emi Maclean from Médecins Sans Frontières.

By Staff Reporter
Mob violence sets SA xenophobia apart
Article
/ 6 May 2015

Mob violence sets SA xenophobia apart

Xenophobia is a hate crime and most analyses so far are too rational to understand its psychology.

By Staff Reporter
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