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FILE. Police seized drugs & stolen goods during overnight raids at the Jeppestown hostels in Johannesburg on 21 April 2015. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN.

Xenophobia defence force to be deployed to alex

Govt: Police & army raids not targeting foreigners

By Govan Whittles

Joint raids by police & the army will continue despite claims they’re aimed at targeting immigrants.

  • FILE. Police and the army raided the Madala hostel in Alexandra just before midnight on 22 April 2015. The move comes in a bid to quell xenophobic violence. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    Cops, army raid Methodist Church in JHB CBD

    Police and members of the army are raiding several buildings including the church.

    2576 days ago
  • FILE. Police seized drugs and stolen goods during their overnight raids at the Jeppestown hostels on 21 April 2015. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN.

    Thembelihle: 50 arrested in anti-xenophobic raids

    The raid forms part of a special focus by police and the army on areas that are xenophobic hot spots.

    2584 days ago
  • After a search, police move out of a room where a couple are living in Alexander during the overnight raid on 22 April 2015. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN.

    Alexandra hostel dwellers express shock after raids

    Police and the army held their second raid last night to quell xenophobic violence.

    2591 days ago
  • President Jacob Zuma briefing media on xenophobia and the migration policy and promote united action to deal with the challenges the country is facing on 22 April 2015. Picture: GCIS.

    Zuma: No justification for xenophobic violence

    The president says he has acknowledged concerns South Africans have raised in the wake of xenophobic attacks.

    2591 days ago
  • Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula addressed a group of foreigners living in Alexandra on Tuesday following a couple of xenophobic attacks in the community. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN.

    Ethiopian national hid in freezer during xenophobic attacks

    Safi Jarson was forced to hide out in a deep freezer for 30 minutes while his shop was looted in Alex.

    2591 days ago
  • Police detain and search hostel dwellers in Jeppestown during a joint raid with Saps and SANDF after recent violent flare-ups in the Johannesburg central district. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    OPINION: To deploy or not deploy the SANDF, that is the question

    The SANDU spokesman talks about the military’s deployment to xenophobia hotpots and the necessity thereof.

    2592 days ago
  • Pan, the business hub of Alexandra, where things are gradually returning to normal following attacks on foreign nationals over the past two weeks. Picture: Aurelie Kalenga/EWN

    #Xenophobia: Order restored to Alexandra

    After days of violence and the death of Emmanuel Sithole, it seems calm has been restored to the township.

    2592 days ago
  • Minister of Defence Nosiviwe Mpisa-Nqkula briefing media on the deployment of the army to monitor the situation in Alexander on 21 April 2015. Picture: Mia Lindeque/EWN.

    Law enforcement at its peak in xenophobic hotspots

    Foreigners are urged not to flee their communities following military deployment to hotspots.

    2592 days ago
  • Minister of Defence Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula briefing media on the deployment of South African troops to monitor the situation in Alexander on 21 April 2015. Picture: Mia Lindeque/EWN.

    Defence Minister reveals plans to fight xenophobic violence

    Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula arrived at the Alexandra Police Station for a briefing on plans to fight violence.

    2592 days ago
  •  Minister of Defence Nosiviwe mapisa Nqakula accompanied by David Mahlobo and Malusi Gigaba briefed the media on the decision to deploy the military in volatile areas around the country. Picture : Kgothatso Mogale/EWN

    Why did govt deploy troops to xenophobic hotspots?

    Minister of Defence Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, accompanied by State Security Minister David Mahlobo and Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba, briefed the media on their decision to deploy the military in volatile areas around the country.

    2592 days ago
  • FILE: A foreign national holds a machete to protect himself after clashes broke out between a group of locals and police in Durban on 14 April, 2015 in ongoing violence against foreign nationals in Durban, South Africa. Picture: AFP.

    Xenophobic attacks: Defence Minister defends cops and govt

    Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula condemned claims that authorities haven’t been able to control the violence.

    2592 days ago
  • Minister of Defence Nosiviwe Mpisa-Nqkula briefing media on the deployment of South African troops to monitor the situation in Alexander on 21 April 2015. Picture: Mia Lindeque/EWN.

    #Xenophobia: SA Army has arrived in Alex

    Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has announced that the South African Defence Force will be deployed to Alexandra.

    2593 days ago
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