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Disgruntled South African job seekers belonging to the so-called "Operation Dudula" movement sing slogans and dance while marching through Alexandra township, on 7 March 2022. Picture: Michele Spatari/AFP

Xenophobia south africa

Kopanang says foreign nationals are used as scapegoats, Saftu member threatened

By Veronica Mokhoali

Kopanang Africa, says foreign nationals are being used as a scapegoat for government's failure to intervene in the country's economy.

  • FILE: A new study by the Democracy Development Programme (DDP), has found that the majority of migrant traders felt unprotected by law enforcement agencies despite periodic incidents of xenophobic violence. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    Migrant traders feel unprotected by SA law enforcement agencies - study

    The Democracy Development Programme (DDP), which conducted the study said that about 67% of migrant traders used in the study felt unprotected by police. They also revealed that they felt intimidated by law enforcement officials.

    457 days ago
  • SA hip-hop artist AKA performs on stage at the Castle Lite unlocks concert on 17 June 2019. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News

    AKA, Burna Boy, Tiwa Savage voice their opinions over xenophobic attacks in SA

    If you go on Twitter today, you will be met with the hashtags #XenophobiaInSouthAfrica, #XenophobicAttacks, #Xenophobia... The unrest in Gauteng is leading conversations.

    1073 days ago
  • FILE: Acting Director-General of GCIS Phumla Williams at Government Communicators Forum. Picture: GCIS.

    Phumla Williams: Attacks on foreign nationals in KZN are acts of criminality

    Acting GCIS Director-General Williams Phumla supports the view of International Relations and Cooperation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu they are acts of criminality.

    1228 days ago
  • FILE: Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Lindiwe Sisulu. Picture: GCIS

    Sisulu assures African ambassadors SA dealing with attacks on foreign nationals

    International Relations Minister Lindiwe Sisulu insists that the attacks were not xenophobic but merely criminality.

    1228 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the 25th Anniversary of the Afrexim Bank in Abuja, Nigeria. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter

    Ramaphosa comes under fire over 'attacks' on Nigerian nationals in SA

    At a conference of the African Export-Import Bank, Cyril Ramaphosa was put on the spot to respond to an accusation that the SA govt has been nonchalant about 'attacks' on Nigerian nationals.

    1493 days ago
  • FILE: Foreign nationals in Pretoria West following looting and vandalism of houses and shops. Picture: Kgothatso Mogale/EWN.

    More zen, less phobia: PTA residents march for foreigners’ rights

    The capital city was rocked by violence two weeks ago when hundreds of people attended an anti-immigrant march.

    1982 days ago
  • FILE: Some shops owned by foreigners were looted and roads blocked during protests in Atteridgeville.  Picture: Twitter @EWNTraffic.

    Govt warned against inciting xenophobia

    A coalition of organisations has warned government leaders and politicians to refrain from making statements which could incite xenophobia.

    1986 days ago
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    [LISTEN] What the law says about admission of immigrant children in SA schools

    Children of immigrants have often been denied entry to schools in SA as they don’t have the required paperwork to apply.

    1988 days ago
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    Threats of foreign pupils being denied entry in schools a ‘widespread problem’

    Last month Eastleigh Primary sent parents a letter saying immigrant children would be arrested if their papers were not in order.

    1989 days ago
  • FILE: Locals help Somali foreign nationals empty their spaza shop after a night of protests and looting. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN.

    At least 15 Somali nationals killed in CT over last two months

    The Somali Association of SA says urgent intervention is needed to stop the killing of Somali shopkeepers in Khayelitsha.

    1989 days ago
  • A police officer questions a man in Lorentzville in Johannesburg's CBD outside a looted spaza shop. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    Cops arrest five in Jeppestown violence

    The men were apprehended while trying to loot foreign-owned shops.

    1991 days ago
  • FILE: Some shops owned by foreigners were looted and roads blocked during protests in Atteridgeville.  Picture: Twitter @EWNTraffic.

    Khayelitsha CPF condemns xenophobic violence in Tshwane

    After warning that recent killings of foreign shop owners in Khayelitsha should not be labelled as xenophobic, the community has distanced itself from anti-immigrant sentiments.

    1994 days ago
  • Groups of protesters moving through the streets of Pretoria on 24 February 2017. Picture: Barry Bateman/EWN.

    #XenoMarch Organisers blame violence on Atteridgeville protesters

    The group says although they had welcomed people from Atteridgeville who wanted to join their march, they later separated because of disagreements.

    1995 days ago
  • Displaced migrants have created spaza shops inside the Rand Airport Refugee Camp for people displaced during xenophobia. Picture: Taurai Maduna/Eyewitness News

    [FACT CHECK] Claim that 13 mln migrants live in SA wildly incorrect

    A political party leader’s incorrect claim that 13 million foreign-born migrants live in the country is in part based on a debunked claim.

    1997 days ago
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    3 Somali nationals shot dead within minutes of each other in Khayelitsha

    The shootings apparently occurred reported in Khayelitsha Site C on Thursday night.

    2016 days ago
  • FILE: A police officer walks pass a burning car in Jeppestown during xenophobic violence on 16 April 2015. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN.

    Radebe: Economic factors behind 2015 xenophobic attacks

    Minister Jeff Radebe says increased competition for limited resources in townships was the root cause of the xenophobic violence.

    2072 days ago
  • Tshwane residents carried out looting across the city, with multiple shops targeted despite the presence of police officers. Picture: Kgothatso Mogale/EWN

    OPINION: The link between public violence and xenophobia in South Africa

    We have seen a strong connection between political protests and the looting of foreign-owned business.

    2230 days ago
  • FILE: Four men accused of stabbing Emmanuel Sithole to death made a brief court appearance at the Alexandra Magistrate Court on 21 April 2015. Picture: Kgothatso Mogale/EWN.

    Pair convicted of Emmanuel Sithole’s murder to be sentenced tomorrow

    Sifundo Mzimela and Mthinta Bhengu were found guilty of the murder on 18 April 2015.

    2384 days ago
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