As immigration debates and anti-migrant tensions intensify across South Africa, fostering constructive national dialogue and establishing a commission of inquiry are crucial to…
eThekwini Mayor Cyril Xaba had to be evacuated by police after angry anti-immigrant demonstrators confronted him during an attempt to diffuse escalating tensions in Berea, Durban.
Growing up as a Zimbabwean migrant in South Africa, Kimberly Mabaso reflects on how invisible borders and xenophobia challenge the true meaning of belonging, far beyond what…
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has called on South Africa to dismantle racist vigilante groups amid rising xenophobic violence, migrant killings,…
South Africa is deeply engrossed in the debate over illegal immigration, but this article argues that a larger economic transformation, particularly concerning the nation's vital…
In today's digital age, the language used in journalism profoundly shapes public understanding. Recent anti-illegal immigration marches in South Africa have highlighted the…
Many South Africans have witnessed a hidden exploitation: undocumented immigrants trapped in a cycle of 'volunteer slavery'. This article exposes the two-faced attitude of greed…
South Africa is caught in a painful cycle of protests, promises, and unresolved failures regarding illegal immigration. This article argues that the crisis is fundamentally one…
The South African Constitution champions a government based on the will of the people, expressed through citizen participation in elections. However, recent protests against…
For decades, Black South Africans and African foreign nationals have built communities together, a historical reality that challenges narratives of inherent xenophobia. However,…
Sandile Memela’s argument begins with a convenient sanitising move. The anti-migrant marches, he argues here (https://mg.co.za/thought-leader/2026-07-09-the-truth-the-missing-link-…
This article critically re-examines the role and responsibilities of African media in covering recent protest marches in South Africa. It argues that a 'parachute journalism'…
Anti-immigration sentiment is increasingly impacting South Africa, extending its reach to universities and threatening academic freedom, knowledge exchange, and the country's…
AmaZulu King MisuZulu KaZwelithini has strongly condemned calls for the mass deportation of illegal immigrants, asserting that the Zulu people share historical and ancestral ties…
Anti-illegal immigration demonstrations across South Africa, including Durban, Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Cape Town, proceeded largely peacefully, despite fears of violence. A…
South African cities, including Johannesburg and its surrounds, are experiencing an unusual calm as residents remain on edge amidst anticipated anti-illegal immigrant protests.…
The rise of anti-illegal immigration movements like Operation Dudula and March and March signals a critical moment for South African democracy, highlighting deep-seated…
Inspired by the Joker's sadistic social experiment in The Dark Knight, this article explores South Africa's current moral dilemma as a June 30 ultimatum by vigilante groups…
Amid rising anti-immigrant sentiment and violence in South Africa, a clause in the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act threatens to deny HIV treatment to refugees, asylum…
Makashule Gana of RISE Mzansi questions the systemic failures in South Africa's immigration system, highlighting the ease of illegal entry versus the difficulty of legal…
