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South Africa: Statement by Minister Gigaba on Tensions Between Citizens and Foreign Nationals
Govt of SA, 23 February 2017
As in other parts of the world, immigration has taken a centre stage in the life of the nation. Read more »
South Africa's Township Clashes Borne Out of Police Inertia?
The government has said that the violence that broke out in Pretoria West and Rosettenville where residents vowed to rid the area of drugs and prostitution, could have been avoided if police had responded quickly.
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South Africa: Tshwane Unrest - Gauteng Police Take a Tough Stance Against Criminals
SAPS, 23 February 2017
The Gauteng Provincial Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Deliwe de Lange, has issued a stern warning against all forms of criminality, specifically focusing on the recent… Read more »
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Africa: South African Parliament Says Xenophobia Attacks Could Been Avoided
Focac, 21 February 2017
The South African Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Police said Monday the xenophobic attacks on foreigners by South Africans in Rosettenville and Pretoria West could be avoided… Read more »
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South Africa: Minister of Home Affairs to Brief Media On Xenophobic Violence
News24Wire, 23 February 2017
Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba is on Thursday expected to brief the media in Parliament on the recent outbreaks of xenophobic violence in Johannesburg and Pretoria. Read more »
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South Africa: Xenophobia Rears Its Head - Gauteng On a Knife-Edge Once More
Daily Maverick, 21 February 2017
There are numerous indications that Gauteng is once again teetering on the precipice of xenophobic violence. Exhibit A: a flare-up of attacks on foreign-owned residences and… Read more »
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South Africa: Xenophobic Attacks Mask Deep Fault Lines Within South African Society
Daily Maverick, 23 February 2017
The xenophobia, as it is simplistically referred to, is an early signal of a social lesion - a crack that later becomes a chasm into which goodwill and neighbourliness quickly… Read more »
InFocus
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A march against migration is being planned for February 24, 2017, in Gauteng by an unknown group. This follows a new political party's claims on the number of Malawian, Zimbabwean ... Read more »
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Six people have been arrested after angry residents raided what they called drug dens and brothels in Pretoria West. Read more »
