Xenophobic attacks johanessburg
MEC blames Mashaba for recent xenophobic attacks
Gauteng Community MEC Sizakele Nkosi-Malobane says Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba's statement on illegal immigrants resulted in her department having its...
The ad hoc committee on the April attacks has slammed the media for labelling the violence as xenophobia.
Suspects were apprehended for murder, rape, robbery and other serious crimes.
Minister Malusi Gigaba says claims foreign nationals are being targeted through the police raids is unfounded.
Lawyers for Human Rights want the courts to stop the deportation of foreigners arrested in raids last week.
Mail & Guardian owner Trevor Ncube shares his concerns about the hatred of foreign nationals in SA he has seen on multiple levels, from the streets, to the boardrooms, and the state.
Police and members of the army are raiding several buildings including the church.
The raid forms part of a special focus by police and the army on areas that are xenophobic hot spots.
The agency will look to help the country by bringing different expertise to curb the problem.
Justice Minister Michael Masutha said sentences handed down ranged between three years and life imprisonment.
Kathrada also lamented the recent xenophobic attacks in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
President Zuma said the Mozambican had used a false name because he was an illegal immigrant.
The bust was erected inside City Hall where Madiba gave his first speech as a free man.
Foreign nationals say that they are targeted because they are hard workers, and prosper as a result. They say South Africans are jealous of their success, and should rather work with them in order to learn valuable skills.
Thousands took to the streets of Johannesburg to march against the xenophobic attacks. Participants called for peace in South Africa.
China, Australia, Hong Kong and the UK have issued travel alerts for travellers coming to South Africa.
Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba speaks about the recent spate of xenophobic attacks in KZN & Gauteng, the effects it’s had on victims and who the most vulnerable are.
Gauteng Premier David Makhura & Zwelinzima Vavi will also attend the march through Hillbrow today.
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula insists the army is playing a supportive role in xenophobic hotspots.