Why single stories that fuel xenophobia are dangerous
"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...
Language matters
There has been a resurgence of xenophobic rhetoric over the past few weeks in South Africa. That of course seems to imply that xenophobic...
Why are immigrants soft targets for local frustrations?
Over the past month, South Africa has experienced a recent resurgence in xenophobic violence. With the looting of shops and destruction of houses belonging...
“Hillbrowficationâ€, The Hillbrow Of The Future
Driving through the streets of Hillbrow means navigating narrow streets made that way by the Rea Vaya, traffic that moves in a hectic manner,...
Xenophobic Attacks Return In Durban
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During the March/April xenophobic attacks in Durban, a group of Congolese men in Philani, uMlazi Y section were attacked, allegedly because that...
#MashabaInAction: Making Rosettenville Great Again
On Wednesday evening Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba swooped in on Rosettenville with SAPS in tow, and began raiding residences.
I'm raiding in Rosettenvile with @MichaelSun168...
Durban: Xenophobic Attacks On Malawian People
Walking into Sherwood play plot, two huge erected white tents welcome you. Despair, uncertainty, and confusion is written all over the faces of the...
ADF: Home Affairs’ Comments On Asylum Seekers Are Xenophobic
The African Diaspora Forum (ADF) read with shock and dismay the quotes attributed to the Home Affairs Director of asylum seeker management, Mandla Madumisa...
Rising vigilantism: South Africa is reaping the fruits of misrule
Once relegated to the margins of South African politics, anti-immigrant activism has gone mainstream. Several anti-immigrant groups including Operation Dudula, All Trucker Foundation and...
Xenophobia In Durban: Malawian Nationals Want To Return Home
Last week, about 150 Malawian nationals in Durban were displaced following attacks by locals in Burnwood Road, Sydenham. The distraught families say they lost...
“We cannot have an African foreigner in Africa”
It has been a  year since the outbreak of xenophobic violence in Kwazulu Natal, which killed seven and displaced about 5,000 others. China Ngubane...
Why South Africa Should Not Copy Europe’s Immigration Law
Ulrich Stege is a qualified immigration lawyer who is affiliated with the International University College of Turin. He is currently a lecturer at the...
All apologies at Woodstock bicycle store accused of racism
A journalist’s allegations of racism at a bicycle repair shop in Cape Town has turned the spotlight back on racial profiling in South Africa.
Dear...
NORBA: Government To blame For Local Xenophobic Tensions
The Northern Businesses Associations (NORBA) has blamed the ongoing tensions between local and foreign nationals shopkeepers on the government. This, following a meeting was...
A Dangerous Prognosis: Vulnerable migrants stopped from getting essential healthcare services
Tuesday, September 6, 2022 — In South Africa, reports of xenophobic incidents are a daily reality but the use of the country’s strained public health...
Mashaba points finger at civil society: #JhbFire “was bound to happen”
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...
Anti-migrant Sentiment Fuelling Durban Evictions, Abahlali Claim
Abahlali baseMjondolo on Monday returned to the Durban High Court to apply for another court interdict against eThekwini Municipality. This was following the city's...
Anti-immigrant laws are on the rise on Europe and the USA
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...
Why Navi Pillay can help us solve our xenophobia problems
Lawyer Navi Pillay is set to head up a provincial commission set up by the KZN premier Senzo Mchunu to investigate the recent spate...
X(enophobia) marks the spot for Human Rights Day
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...
