Xenophobia
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.
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Foreign nationals in limbo after being moved from CT churches
On Sunday, they were removed from Greenmarket Square after the City of Cape Town enforced an interim court order allowing them to act against foreign nationals that had been living there since October.
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Chaos erupts in CT CBD as refugees removed from ‘new home’ by police
The group of asylum-seekers moved to the St Mary's Cathedral after they were forced away from outside the Central Methodist Church in Greenmarket Square on Sunday morning.
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City of CT says hands tied over foreign nationals living in church
A group of foreign nationals have been living in and around a church in the city’s CBD for months.
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CoCT says health & safety by-laws breached by foreign nationals living at church
The municipality approached the Western Cape High Court about the matter and presented arguments on Tuesday.
