The situation of foreign nationals on the N1 near Paarl was "completely different" to that of those displaced by xenophobic violence in 2008.
Cabinet spent time this week worrying about the damage done if service delivery protests or xenophobic attacks take place during the Soccer World Cup.
Orange Farm vendors say the protests were hijacked by looters, including school children.
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/ 4 December 2009
After the arrest of three Malawians for the alleged rape of a child, foreigners fear they will be driven out of Hout Bay’s informal settlement.
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/ 23 October 2009
Despite attempts to evict victims of last year’s xenophobic violence from a Cape Town safety camp, their future remains uncertain.
Preventing the transportation of refugees from Musina to Johannesburg was likely to ignite xenophobic attacks, the UNHCR said on Thursday.
A report released on Wednesday on the xenophobic attacks in Alexandra last year shows that most of the violence was organised by local leaders.
Refugees at the Klerksoord camp in Akasia, north of Pretoria, started to leave the camp on Monday afternoon.
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/ 10 February 2009
The response to the May 2008 xenophobic attacks was "characterised by chaos", said a recent report by the Wits Forced Migration Studies Programme.
Action must be taken to avoid a repeat of last year’s xenophobic attacks, the Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa said on Wednesday.
A mass meeting will be held on Tuesday evening in Durban’s Albert Park to discuss recent vicious attacks on foreigners in the area.
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/ 22 December 2008
The SAHRC on Monday said it would soon begin to investigate the origins of anti-immigrant violence that claimed more than 60 lives in May.
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/ 22 December 2008
A lack of a ”legitimate elected leadership” was behind much of the xenophobic attacks, the Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in SA said on Monday.
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/ 4 December 2008
Timus Mubia escaped with only his life twice in the past 11 years in SA. He fled Du Noon township at the end of May during xenophobic attacks.
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/ 4 December 2008
Timus Mubia escaped with only his life twice in the past 11 years in SA. He fled Du Noon township at the end of May during xenophobic attacks.
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/ 29 November 2008
Baby formula and food are being smuggled into the Bluewaters refugee camp after volunteers were stopped from bringing supplies to the 600 refugees.
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/ 26 November 2008
A new book looks at the root causes of the xenophobic attacks and their aftermath. The following is an extract by Rolf Maruping.
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/ 31 October 2008
Despite the obvious need for refugee camps, government plans to close them down this Friday, reports Pearlie Joubert.
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/ 30 October 2008
Nicole Johnston reports on a powerful exhibition at Constitution Hill of art by refugees, which records the aftermath of the xenophobic violence.
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/ 14 October 2008
The United Nations refugee agency will investigate the way its South African office responded to deadly xenophobic violence in May.
About 200 people have looted shops owned by Somalis in Jeffreys Bay, following the alleged rape of a four-year-old girl, police said on Tuesday.
The Alexandra community said foreign nationals needed to be educated about their rights so that they would not be exploited.
Pearlie Joubert reports the heart-wrenching tale of a Somalian family who lost six members in SA — where they fled for a better life.
Despite being intimidated by shadowy figures, a refugee camp coordinator speaks out about shocking conditions.
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/ 5 September 2008
The deadline for the closure of temporary refugee shelters is fast approaching, government spokesperson Themba Maseko said in Pretoria on Thursday.
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/ 5 September 2008
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.
A total of 421 cases are pending in connection with xenophobia attacks countrywide, the Safety and Security Ministry said on Monday.
Aid agency Oxfam on Monday joined the call against the closure of camps sheltering people displaced by xenophobic violence.
Shelters for the victims of xenophobic violence will have to stay open until a court hears a matter relating to their closure on Monday.
The Gauteng government confirmed that the temporary shelters established for the fugitives in the province areas are to be closed this Friday.
Gauteng believes it has done all it can to help reintegrate people displaced by xenophobic violence, and will close all its shelters on Friday.
SA courts have been asked to order that the temporary camps set up for refugees be kept open until their charges are reintegrated.