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South Africa: Thousands March Against Attacks On Migrants
Al Jazeera, 23 April 2015
Several thousand demonstrators have marched through central Johannesburg to protest against a spate of deadly attacks on immigrants. Read more »
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South Africa: The EFF Went to Chatsworth Refugee Camp and Found It to Be Politicised
EFF, 26 April 2015
The EFF has visited the Chatsworth refugee camp and found it very politicised. The camp is ran by ANC municipal officials and volunteers who at first refused the EFF to visit the… Read more »
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Sierra Leone: Blacks Killing Blacks in South Africa
Concord, 23 April 2015
For the past few days the international media has been dominated with news of black South Africans killing black Africans on the flimsy excuse that they are jobless as a result of… Read more »
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South Africa: Xenophobia - African Business Owners Express Fears for Their Future
Daily Maverick, 23 April 2015
Cape Town has been less affected by the current outburst of xenophobic violence than Durban and Johannesburg, but past events have proved that xenophobic currents are alive and… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: SA-Loving, Anti-Zim Mthwakazi Rediscover Love for Home
New Zimbabwe, 25 April 2015
State media polemicist Nathaniel Manheru, who is believed to be President Robert Mugabe's spokesman George Charamba, writes that separatist Mthwakazi activists have rediscovered… Read more »
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South Africa: 'They Just Came to Our Home and Slapped Me'
GroundUp, 22 April 2015
Nowela Mukeyo, an 11-year-old Grade 5 pupil at an Isipingo primary school in Durban, calls a tent on the Isipingo football ground home. Read more »
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South Africa: District 9 and Xenophobia - Art Imitates Life, Life Imitates Art
The Daily Vox, 24 April 2015
District 9, a science fiction film directed by South African-born Neill Blomkamp, was released in 2009 and went on to become an international blockbuster. Nominated for four… Read more »
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Nigeria: Scary News From South Africa
Independent (Lagos), 24 April 2015
The images were frightening and at the same time mind-boggling. If not for the credibility of the cable news platform where one was viewing the image, it would have been wished… Read more »
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Nigeria: Islam's Stance On Xenophobia
Daily Trust, 24 April 2015
Xenophobia is another form of racism and whether it is apparent or hidden, remains one of the evils of life which Islam seeks to eradicate. Read more »
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Africa: South Africa Xenophobia a Threat to Africa's Cohesion, Economy
New Times, 24 April 2015
In 1994, South Africa became a new nation. Born out of democratic elections and inaugurated as the 'Rainbow Nation' by one icon, Nelson Mandela. Read more »
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South Africa: SA Rallies to End Attacks On Foreign Nationals
SAnews.gov.za, 22 April 2015
Pretoria - South Africans from all walks of life have joined forces with government to show their unwavering support to deal with the root causes of violence against foreign… Read more »
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South Africa: Govt Must Protect All, Says Civil Society
Foundation for Human Rights, 22 April 2015
The Government of South Africa must realize its constitutional mandate to promote and protect the rights of all people living in South Africa and to uphold their dignity,… Read more »
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Cameroon: Condemnation Mounts Against South African Xenophobic Attacks
Cameroon Tribune, 21 April 2015
UN reports say more than 5,000 foreigners have been displaced by the violence. Read more »
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South Africa: 'Of Course Killing People Is Wrong, but We Still Want Them Out of the Country'
The Daily Vox, 21 April 2015
Over the past few days, the eThekwini Municipality has seen protestors for peace and protestors against it, people calling for an end to xenophobia, and people openly supporting… Read more »
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South Africa: Gunshots and Gogos - the EFF Rallies Against Xenophobia in Alexandra
Daily Maverick, 20 April 2015
On Tuesday Julius Malema's Economic Freedom Fighters visited the Johannesburg township of Alexandra for an anti-xenophobia rally. Slogans were yelled. Shots rang out. Where is this… Read more »
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South Africa: South Africa, a Country of Misdirected Anger
Daily Maverick, 20 April 2015
When violence breaks out, it is our own heart that is ripped by the blade. South Africans, some children, are killed; diplomatic and economic relations are damaged; the economy… Read more »
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Rwanda: Dear South Africans, Killing Immigrants Does Not Create Jobs
New Times, 21 April 2015
In South Africa violence against immigrants from other African countries has become a disturbingly regular occurrence. Last week South Africans were at it again. Read more »
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South Africa: Zulu King Denies Sparking Xenophobic Attacks
Al Jazeera, 20 April 2015
King Goodwill Zwelithini, the traditional leader of the Zulus, has asked for an end to the violence against foreigners that has plagued South Africa since the end of March. Read more »
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South Africa: Xenophobia - 'It's Not Enough for Us to Condemn This Violence'
The Daily Vox, 20 April 2015
It's difficult to explain - much less understand - the xenophobic violence that has, once again, broken out across South Africa. NOSIMILO RAMELA thinks leaders, and all of us,… Read more »
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South Africa: Xenophobia - Have We Learnt Nothing From the 2008 Attacks?
The Daily Vox, 20 April 2015
A recurring theme in discussions about the xenophobic violence of the past few weeks has been whether we learnt anything from the 2008 attacks? LOREN LANDAU, founding director of… Read more »
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South Africa: Dear President Zuma - a Letter From Mozambican Writer Mia Couto
Daily Maverick, 20 April 2015
Mr President, the xenophobia expressed today in South Africa is not merely a barbaric and cowardly attack against "the others". It is also aggression against South Africa itself.… Read more »
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South Africa: How Language Fuels Xenophobia in South Africa
The Daily Vox, 20 April 2015
Language matters - words have the power to shape reality and views. In a country currently in the throws of an outpouring of xenophobic sentiment PONTSHO PILANE looks at the… Read more »
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South Africa: R2k Statement - Let Us Unite and Fight Against Xenophobia
R2K, 20 April 2015
The Right2Know Campaign calls on all South Africans to join hands and lead the fight against Xenophobia. As we gear towards celebrating Freedom Day, we need to remember that our… Read more »
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South Africa: Love and Marriage in the Midst of Hateful Xenophobia
GroundUp, 20 April 2015
Not even a series of xenophobic attacks in the city of Pietermaritzburg could stop the preparations for an Ethiopian man and South African woman to tie the knot. 27-year-old… Read more »
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South Africa: SA Launches 'We Are One Humanity Campaign'
SAnews.gov.za, 20 April 2015
In the wake of the attacks on foreign nationals in the past two weeks, Police Minister Nathi Nhleko has launched a national campaign focused on behavioural change. Read more »