Xenophobia: a symptom of South Africa’s disillusionment
Xenophobia: an intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries.
That's how the resurgence of violent attacks, directed at foreign nationals living...
As xenophobia returns to South Africa, Nigeria demands answers
The Nigerian government has demanded answers from the South African government after its citizens were attacked over the past two weeks in what is...
Immigrants standing against illegal activity in Rosettenville face hostility from community
Monday in Rosettenville was an odd day.
A delegation of government officials, including Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba, were doing the rounds visiting suburbs...
#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...
Rosettenville’s mob justice against illegal activities isn’t as simple as it...
On Sunday, 5 February, a group of over 100 residents from in and around Rosettenville, Johannesburg, gathered on Verona Street in protest against drug...
“It’s a shame that an African is asked for a permit...
During the outbreak of xenophobic violence across KwaZulu Natal, some of the activists who tried to stop the attacks were threatened with violence or...
“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...
Banned in his own country and forced to leave SA under...
LEGESSE SEIFU, a 46-year-old Ethiopian asylum seeker, has been ordered to get out of the country before 28 May (tomorrow) by the South African department...
How xenophobia affects children: “I miss my school, and my teachers,...
In the latest video in its Voices from the Camps series, non-profit organisation Doctors Without Borders (MSF) profiled nine-year-old DOLLY MAKWAKWA, who was born...
Africa Day: “We still fear being called kwerekwere and our shops...
The South African government is using Africa Day, which commemorates the 25 May 1963Â founding of the Organisation of African Unity, since renamed the Africa...
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.
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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...
Xenophobia: We Will Reap What We Sow
There's been a lot of middle-class hand-wringing about recent events, from the toppling of Rhodes to the latest outbreak of xenophobic attacks. But complacent...
#SowetoAttacks: “No one helps us. No one cares about usâ€
Somali shopkeepers, ousted from their homes and businesses in Soweto during a looting spree last week, have sought refuge in the Johannesburg suburb of...
“All I want is some recognition”
Last week Frederick Ngubane's application for citizenship was denied by the Department of Home Affairs. He remains in South Africa but lives as a stateless person....
Stateless man denied residence in SA
Frederik Ngubane, a stateless man who took Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba to court, has had his application for permanent residence denied because he...
Gigaba faces jail time over stateless man
On Tuesday, Times Live reported that Home Affairs minister Malusi Gigaba was in contempt of a court order issued by the High Court in Pretoria in...
