Xenophobia
Ramaphosa addresses the 76th session of the UN General Assembly
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a virtual address at the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on 22 September 2021. This year, the theme is...
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WATCH LIVE: Ramaphosa delivers DDPA address on tackling racism, intolerance
President Cyril Ramaphosa is delivering a pre-recorded address at the opening of the session of the 20th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (DDPA).
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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.
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Refugees protesting in CT given 2 weeks to reintegrate or repatriate
On Monday, Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced that 41 people including the so-called ring leaders Aline Bukuru and Papy Sukami were deported two weeks ago.
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41 foreign nationals deported after staging anti-xenophobic protests in CT
Hundreds had participated in a sit-in outside the UN Refugee Agency and the families then found refuge in a church off Green Market Square.
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FACT CHECK: Does SA really have 15 million illegal migrants?
Africa Check takes another look at the claim which has resurfaced stating that there are 15 million illegal migrants in South Africa.
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SAHRC condemns ongoing attacks on foreign nationals in Durban CBD
At least two men were left critically injured and hospitalised after a group of unknown suspects attacked informal traders in the city on Monday.
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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
