Attacks on foreign nationals
Leader of foreign nationals released on bail, banned from CT CBD
Papy Sukami was arrested last week for robbery and assault. He appeared in a Cape Town court on Thursday.
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Pretoria residents head to court to help refugees camping at UNHCR offices
Refugees have been sleeping at the centre for weeks now, demanding to be moved to safety, away from the xenophobic attacks that they have suffered in South Africa.
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The toxic cocktail that fuels South Africa's xenophobia
The deadly assaults rocked South Africa's relations with its neighbours but especially with Nigeria, whose president, Muhammadu Buhari, begins a state visit here on Thursday.
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ANC to announce decisions taken at special NEC meeting
The ANC is yet to publicly back Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's economic growth plan, which was discussed in detail during the NEC meeting.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Ramaphosa is losing the PR battle
As a former negotiator and a ‘union man’, we need to see more of Cyril Ramaphosa’s raw political instincts coming to the fore, writes Judith February.
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Pandor: Africa must take collective accountability for xenophobic attacks
Minister Naledi Pandor has delayed her trip to the united nations to meet diaspora civil society organizations in Pretoria to find solutions to the violence.
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An apology is not enough, Zimbabweans tell Ramaphosa
President Ramaphosa was booed when addressing mourners at the official funeral service of Robert Mugabe in Harare.
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Fear after some Nigerians lost travel documents in Gauteng violence
They were caught in the latest flare-up of violence, mainly in Gauteng, leading to retaliatory attacks in areas including Lagos.
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'I'm tired, I want to go home' - Displaced foreign nationals
Hundreds of Mozambican, Zimbabwean and Malawian nationals who were displaced by the recent wave of clashes between locals and foreign nationals are living at community halls in Katlehong. They said they were ready to go home if South Africans didn't want them in the country, but warned that South Africans would regret it.
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Zim offers transportation for citizens wishing to return home from SA
According to 'The Herald' newspaper, about 171 Zimbabweans have taken up the offer and would be going back home.
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'We are one family'- SA MPs call for an end to xenophobic attacks
After the recent spate of xenophobic attacks rocked the country, South Africa's Members of Parliament debated the issue in the National Assembly on 10 September 2019.
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ANALYSIS: Xenophobia: Time for cool heads to prevail in Nigeria and SA
South Africa and Nigeria need to lead policy debates on long term measures to address migration in Africa.
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SA is in a crisis, say MPs during debate on xenophobic attacks, GBV
The first MP to take to the podium was Inkatha Freedom Party’s former leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi, who made the initial call for the urgent debate.
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Mapisa-Nqakula: Almost 700 people arrested during attacks on foreign nationals
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said government moved quickly to restore law and order in the Joburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni CBDs and in KwaZulu-Natal.
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WATCH LIVE: MPs debate xenophobic attacks, gender-based violence in SA
It's been a tense few weeks for South Africa with attacks on foreign-owned shops and foreign nationals across Gauteng.
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We'll tackle xenophobia, attend Mugabe funeral - Magashule
ANC secretary general Ace Magashule held a press briefing on Tuesday on the xenophobic attacks and the party's attendance at Robert Mugabe's funeral. He also addressed gender-based violence.
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Officials concede SA’s intelligence failed to pre-empt xenophobic attacks
Thousands of hostel dwellers armed with sticks and knobkerries marched on the Johannesburg CBD, looting shops and vandalising property.
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Nigerian ambassador: Nigerians involved in crime in SA must face the law
Commissioner Kabiru Kabiru said the high commission was aware of allegations levelled against Nigerians amid the ongoing xenophobic attacks in the country.
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ANC warns against labeling violent attacks as xenophobic
ANC chief whip Pemmy Majodina told a media briefing that the lekgotla condemned the recent attacks, but warned against labelling them as xenophobic.
