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    Xenophobia

    “I Did Not Expect So Much Hate From My Fellow Africans”

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    Naomi Nseya is a nail beautician and a mother of three from Umbilo. Hailing from the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital city, Kinshasa, the...

    Why South Africa Should Not Copy Europe’s Immigration Law

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    Ulrich Stege is a qualified immigration lawyer who is affiliated with the International University College of Turin. He is currently a lecturer at the...

    Xenophobia Permeates All Levels Of South African Politics

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    Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema made news headlines a few weeks ago when he questioned whether former president Jacob Zuma's children Duduzane...

    Israel Is An Apartheid State

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    In our second op-ed for Israeli Apartheid Week, ALIE KOMAPE takes a look at how Israel’s racism and apartheid tactics oppress and violate not...

    “Hillbrowfication”, The Hillbrow Of The Future

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    Driving through the streets of Hillbrow means navigating narrow streets made that way by the Rea Vaya, traffic that moves in a hectic manner,...

    ADF: Home Affairs’ Comments On Asylum Seekers Are Xenophobic

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    The African Diaspora Forum (ADF) read with shock and dismay the quotes attributed to the Home Affairs Director of asylum seeker management, Mandla Madumisa...

    Anti-immigrant laws are on the rise on Europe and the USA

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    In some Western countries, anti-immigrant and xenophobic sentiments start at the top. The Daily Vox team rounds up a few states with problematic anti-immigrant...

    Joburg’s nationalistic attitude rears its head in Fattis Mansions, Cape York...

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    The divergent realities of people evicted from Fattis Mansions last week, and the victims of the Cape York fire, have highlighted Johannesburg’s nationalistic attitudes...

    Mashaba points finger at civil society: #JhbFire “was bound to happen”

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    Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba has once again shown anti-poor sentiment, this time in the wake of the devastating fire at the Cape York building...

    South Africa’s borders may become even more unwelcoming to asylum seekers

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    Asylum seekers may face greater difficulties entering South Africa once Parliament enacts legislation to create a new agency that will have full control of...

    “I am more than just an ikwerekwere” – young immigrants speak...

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    Afrophobia and xenophobia are still a harsh reality for many young immigrants living in South Africa. #Singabantu, a video created by the Sophie A...

    MSF field worker draws parallels between xenophobic attitudes in SA and...

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    Kate Stegeman is a South African field worker for Doctors Without Borders (MSF), a non-governmental organisation that delivers emergency aid to those in need....

    X(enophobia) marks the spot for Human Rights Day

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    21 March 1960 was the day of the Sharpeville massacre. The non-violent protestors on the day were challenging the apartheid regime's pass laws, which...

    Why immigrants succeed in the spaza space – it’s complicated

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    In February, immigrant shopkeepers were violently targeted by South Africans who claimed they were stealing jobs and bringing down the economy. On Tuesday, the Institute...

    Immigrants and South Africans stand together against xenophobia

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    “Look, right now what I would say is it’s very fearful to live in South Africa as an immigrant or refugee or a foreign...

    Why single stories that fuel xenophobia are dangerous

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    "They're stealing our jobs" is a dangerous single story that fuels xenophobia and misdirects community anger. It is ironic that in the same month that...

    No more playing games: five ways that South Africans can tackle...

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    This past Sunday saw the final match of the Social Cohesion Games in Soweto, launched in February by Gauteng Premier David Makhura. The tournament,...

    Xenophobia in South Africa shows a disconnect with ubuntu

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    Ubuntu is a southern African ethical concept that suggests that humanity is interdependent. Rooted in a sense of community, "ubuntu" means that we are...

    Afrophobia: South Africa’s selective xenophobia

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    This month, Afrophobia was back in the news. Incidents of violence and hostility towards immigrants are becoming so commonplace that South Africa is quickly...

    Why are immigrants soft targets for local frustrations?

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    Over the past month, South Africa has experienced a recent resurgence in xenophobic violence. With the looting of shops and destruction of houses belonging...