Xenophobia south africa
Kopanang says foreign nationals are used as scapegoats, Saftu member threatened
Kopanang Africa, says foreign nationals are being used as a scapegoat for government's failure to intervene in the country's economy.
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.
If you go on Twitter today, you will be met with the hashtags #XenophobiaInSouthAfrica, #XenophobicAttacks, #Xenophobia... The unrest in Gauteng is leading conversations.
Acting GCIS Director-General Williams Phumla supports the view of International Relations and Cooperation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu they are acts of criminality.
International Relations Minister Lindiwe Sisulu insists that the attacks were not xenophobic but merely criminality.
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.
The capital city was rocked by violence two weeks ago when hundreds of people attended an anti-immigrant march.
A coalition of organisations has warned government leaders and politicians to refrain from making statements which could incite xenophobia.
Children of immigrants have often been denied entry to schools in SA as they don’t have the required paperwork to apply.
Last month Eastleigh Primary sent parents a letter saying immigrant children would be arrested if their papers were not in order.
The Somali Association of SA says urgent intervention is needed to stop the killing of Somali shopkeepers in Khayelitsha.
The men were apprehended while trying to loot foreign-owned shops.
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.
The group says although they had welcomed people from Atteridgeville who wanted to join their march, they later separated because of disagreements.
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.
The shootings apparently occurred reported in Khayelitsha Site C on Thursday night.
Minister Jeff Radebe says increased competition for limited resources in townships was the root cause of the xenophobic violence.
We have seen a strong connection between political protests and the looting of foreign-owned business.
Sifundo Mzimela and Mthinta Bhengu were found guilty of the murder on 18 April 2015.