Xenophobia
Africa Solidarity Network welcomes Zuma’s call to deal with illegal migrants
While speaking at an ANC-led virtual panel discussion on Sunday, Zuma said the party had often avoided the matter for fear of being branded as xenophobic.
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ASN: Govt must intervene before xenophobic attacks escalate
This week foreign-owned shops were targeted again in the Durban CBD, allegedly by members of the uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans’ Association.
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Foreign nationals working in Durban living in fear again after shops looted
Foreign nationals working and living in Durban fear that they will be attacked again after their businesses were looted and torched during a protest on Monday.
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Cops search for arson suspects after MKMVA-led march against foreign-owned shops
At least two shops and a stall belonging to a street vendor were set alight.
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Argentina dump rugby captain Matera over 'xenophobic' posts
In his tweets, since deleted, Matera spoke of 'running over blacks' with his car and disparaged Bolivians and Paraguayans.
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SA truck drivers’ forum: Foreign nationals should not be hired as truck drivers
There's been a spate of violence on trucks where at least 29 of them were targeted in the past week allegedly in protest to the employment of foreign nationals in the sector.
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Zikalala: KZN authorities to intensify campaign to remove illegal immigrants
Reacting to calls for action on the recent xenophobic violence in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala called on locals to embrace social cohesion and for foreign nationals to ensure that they are in the country legally.
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Durban xenophobic attack victims to lobby international media over their plight
Two weeks ago, foreign nationals operating shops in the Workshop area of the Durban CBD were attacked and asked to leave the country.
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Durban xenophobic attack victims fear for lives, struggling to make ends meet
Some members of the uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans (MKMVA) in KwaZulu-Natal accompanied by homeless people are believed to have been among those who ransacked and shut down shops owned by foreign nationals.
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#PutSouthAfricansFirst relies on false claims
Many of the claims those who support the Put South Africans First movement make on social media and repeated at recent marches in Pretoria are inaccurate and often entirely false.
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How SA can best tackle xenophobia & prejudice against migrants - HSRC study
The media was found to be potentially highly influential in changing public opinion on immigration, research showed.
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#PutSouthAfricansFirst movement marches to Nigerian Embassy
A number of civil society organisations and ordinary citizens marched from Church Square in Pretoria to the Nigerian embassy to protest against human trafficking and illegal foreign nationals. #PutSouthAfricaFirst #OnlyOneSA
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Foreign nationals 'live in constant fear' in South Africa: HRW
The group said xenophobia remained widespread in South Africa despite a government action plan rolled out in May 2019 to combat 'intolerance'.
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Study blows lid on xenophobic Twitter network run by 'uLerato Pillay'
Reminiscent of the days of the UK's Bell Pottinger fightback campaign for the Gupta family a couple of years ago, key narratives around xenophobia are being curated and amplified by a dedicated network of connected users.
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Violent attacks on truck drivers ‘destroying economy, livelihoods’
A number of trucks were set alight after drivers protested against the employment of foreign nationals in the past week.
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Migrants in SA face hunger, xenophobia during virus lockdown
The precious food is swiftly taken from the car boot and back seat and lined up in bags in the courtyard, rather like a military parade. It is time for the handout.
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UN chief says coronavirus has sparked 'tsunami of hate and xenophobia'
According to Antonio Guterres, migrants and refugees have been 'vilified as a source of the virus -- and then denied access to medical treatment.'
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Stranded CT foreign nationals say they don’t want to be repatriated
Refugee leader Papy Sukami, who appeared in court on Friday on robbery and assault charges, said they didn’t want to be deported and still wanted to be resettled.
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Foreign national woman allegedly caught in CT eviction fracas gives birth
She was among the foreign nationals who were forced away from Greenmarket Square on Sunday.
