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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.
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Court action could impact future of foreign nationals living in CT church
Hundreds of men, women and children have been living in and around the Methodist chapel off Green Market Square since October after they were removed from outside the UN Refugee Agency offices.
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Police fire teargas at protesting Diepsloot residents
Protesters claim nine people have been killed since November allegedly by undocumented foreigners.
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Ramaphosa assures Ethiopia's PM of measures against xenophobia
He gave the assurance after his talks in Pretoria with Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
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SAHRC hopes foreign nationals living in CT chapel will return to communities
Hundreds of men, women and children have been living in the church off Green Market Square since they were removed from outside the UN Refugee Agency offices in October.
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Leader of foreign nationals released on bail, banned from CT CBD
Papy Sukami was arrested last week for robbery and assault. He appeared in a Cape Town court on Thursday.
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CT cops stationed outside church after conflict among foreign nationals
Violence erupted at the church on Sunday following a disagreement between rival factions on whether a Sunday service should be conducted.
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Ebrahim Rasool launches NGO OneAfrica to fight xenophobia
On Saturday, he celebrated the formation of the body called OneAfrica, geared towards fighting xenophobia.
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Repatriating foreign nationals not best option, says SAHRC
Refugees living at the Methodist church in Cape Town have been given a reprieve by the Cape Town Magistrates Court from a removal threat this week.
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EXPLAINER: Why foreign nationals can’t just leave SA
The world marks International Migrants Day on 18 December. Eyewitness News unpacks the reason why a group of foreign nationals urgently wants to leave the country and the challenges they face trying to do so.
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Govt officials and foreign nationals to meet again in CT on Thursday
On Tuesday, they met to discuss their options for alternative accommodation with municipal officials, home affairs officials and the police.
