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Top of the Vox: Say hello to Open Stellenbosch
“I support the Open Stellenbosch movement because it’s for the equality of all students. Here at Stellenbosch we are treated as though we are...
Operation Fiela: The campaign sucks but WTF was this tweet?
It has been described by some people as “state xenophobiaâ€. Others have even gone so far as to call it “ethnic cleansingâ€.
But the South African...
In uMlazi, fear and tension is rising after foreign shop owners threatened with violence
uMlazi, the second-biggest township in the country, is where two Ethiopians suffered third-degree burns after about 30 people attacked them with petrol bombs during...
“We help foreigners because these are our African brothers”
Residents of the Thembelihle informal settlement and members of the Thembelihle Crisis Committee (TCC) have come under intense police pressure, following accusations that they...
Who needs a xenophobic mob when we have the SAPS?
This week Lawyers for Human Rights went to court to sue for access to hundreds of immigrants detained following a raid on the Central...
SAPS raid on Methodist Church “unnecessary and futile†say rights groups
An unconfirmed number of foreign nationals are still being held at the Johannesburg Central Police Station following police raids on the Central Methodist Church...
Wits international student speaks about “basically living on campus” during xenophobic attacks
Lucinda Kwakembe, 21, an international student at Wits University who hails from Burundi, is living in fear following the recent xenophobic attacks. She spoke...
“You’re risking your life when you work in a spaza shop”
On the bustling Japhta K Masemola Road in Khayelitsha, South Africans rely on spaza shops for daily goods like milk and bread. In many...
Caught between war-torn DRC and xenophobic SA
"It is not our responsibility to create jobs for South Africans especially those who say we are taking their jobs."
AMURI DJUMA, from the...
“I have never seen this amount of hate towards other peopleâ€
On Tuesday, about 1,500 Malawians were repatriated from the three KwaZulu-Natal displaced persons camps. They were part of the first group of Malawian nationals to...
Zuma celebrates Freedom Day with ‘illegal immigrants’ slur
President Jacob Zuma is known for his wordy and tedious speeches. It’s when he starts to speak off the cuff that people’s ears really...
Chatsworth displaced persons camp: “Last week I was able to support myself; now I...
The Chatsworth camp for victims of the xenophobic attacks in Durban currently houses more than 3,000 displaced people. SAFIYYAH PATEL volunteered there last weekend.
At...
“The government needs to teach South Africans that foreigners are people tooâ€
Last week, the army was deployed to support the police service in parts of Durban and Johannesburg following an outbreak of xenophobic violence. At...
Wits student in xenophobic attack: “I thought I was going to dieâ€
Earlier this month psychology PhD student ELVIS MUNATSWA, 26, became a victim of xenophobia. Four men in a taxi assaulted, robbed and deserted him in...
Emmanuel Sithole’s death raises questions about media ethics
Emmanuel Sithole came to Johannesburg from Mozambique, to make a living selling cigarettes on the pavements of Alexandra township. His path crossed that of...
Did the SAPS and SANDF raids violate the rights of hostel dwellers?
For the past two nights, the South African Police Service and the South African National Defence Force have raided hostels in Jeppestown and Alexandra...
“This makes us look like criminals†– Alexandra resident
Residents of Alexandra have mixed feelings about the deployment of the army in their community – some told PONTSHO PILANE the extra security presence could...
No to killing fellow Africans – whoever the perpetrators
It has been reported that militant organisations Boko Haram and Al Shabaab have threatened to attack South Africans in other African countries in retaliation...
An open letter to outraged, middle-class South Africans
Abu O’Well received this letter from a friend in Alexandra:Â
Dear #NoToXenophobia people,
Shaken up, aren’t you? You saw some knobkerries and hammers and you’re ready to...
Five take-home messages from King Goodwill Zwelithini’s imbizo
Thousands of people flocked to King Goodwill Zwelithini’s imbizo at Moses Mabhida Stadium in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday, held in response the xenophobic violence sweeping...
