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Herman Mashaba wants you to forget

Opinion Anthony Johnson - 9 Aug 2020

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

Xenophobia chips away at the African notion of ubuntu

Analysis Nitha Ramnath - 27 May 2020

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

Southern African countries ‘struggling’ to protect human rights, says HRW

Africa Simon Allison - 15 Jan 2020

Rights group calls for South Africa to show stronger leadership

Telling the complex story of ‘medical xenophobia’ in South Africa

Article Kudakwashe Vanyoro - 12 Dec 2019

The experiences of non-nationals in SA’s public health care system are more complex and varied than implied by the dominant discourse on "medical

Migration system is ‘xenophobic’

Article Jacques Coetzee 1 - 11 Oct 2019

Despite the home affairs minister stating otherwise, Africans who have fled to SA from horrific conflict are still living in fear

The idealism of #ImStaying has its limits

Article Andile Zulu - 10 Oct 2019

How does one cope with living in South Africa? Positive narratives and acts of charity that don’t tackle institutional problems aren’t enough

Justice cluster details crime busting plan, insists unrest is not xenophobic

Article Lester Kiewit - 10 Sep 2019

On Tuesday the justice, crime prevention and security (JCPS) cluster outlined several interventions to help quell recent violent incidents

A new narrative could tackle anti-migrant crisis

Article Cuthbeth Tagwirei - 10 Sep 2019

Faced with the same problem, South Africa is turning to the familiar toolkit to explain a recurrent problem.

By the time there are xenophobic attacks, you’re practically a refugee yourself

Article Siya Khumalo - 6 Sep 2019

It makes no sense that the only foreign nationals who are being scapegoated are those who happen to be black

EDITORIAL: Lead us out of this deathly silence

Article Editorial - 6 Sep 2019

South Africans have been crying out for leadership, longing for an official condemnation of the scourges of gender-based violence and xenophobia

Law and order essential to democracy

Article Paul Kariuki - 6 Sep 2019

We cannot as citizens remain silent while opportunistic looting, accompanied by violence, continues and our fellow Africans continue to be humiliated

We’re a violent, hating nation

Article Paddy Harper - 6 Sep 2019

Men violate women, we detest foreigners, we loot — and 5 000 workers will lose their jobs and homes because their bosses are thieves

Ramaphosa calls for calm amid protests against gender-based violence, promises action

Article Lester Kiewit - 5 Sep 2019

The president says the state should oppose bail and parole for rapists and killers of women and children

South Africa is burning: femicide, xenophobia and protests

Article Zaheera Jinnah - 4 Sep 2019

South Africans and migrants alike struggle to lead dignified lives. People are desperate and fed up

Scores arrested in looting, xenophobic protests

Article Susan Njanji & Sofia Christensen - 3 Sep 2019

At least 70 people have been arrested since hundreds of people marched through Johannesburg's Central Business District on Monday

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