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South Africa: South Africa Proposes Sinister New Afrophobic Laws
This is Africa, 28 February 2017
Government's proposals to clampdown on immigration and a recent disgraceful xenophobic march against African and Asian nationals living in South Africa reveals a society from top… Read more »
Is South Africa Building a 'Trump Wall'?
A new discussion document from the Department of Home Affairs is extremely sinister, and so is the proposal for a new Border Management Authority, writes Brent Meersman for This Is Africa.
South Africa betrays legacy of Ubuntu and Pan-Africanism champions. South Africa is turmoil, and the safety and security of African migrants remains precarious following violent anti-immigrants attacks. The xenophobic (Afrophobic) attacks are not new, and the resurgence of attacks on fellow African nationals reveals a problematic phenomenon, an unreasonable and unjustifiable fear and hatred of African immigrants.
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Africa: Attacking Immigrants Not Patriotic or Revolutionary - Thabo Mbeki
News24Wire, 27 February 2017
Newly elected chancellor of the University of South Africa (Unisa), Thabo Mbeki, has expressed concern over violent attacks targeted at African migrants in the country. Read more »
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South Africa: Government Must Stop Criminalising Foreigners - Diaspora Forum
News24Wire, 25 February 2017
The African Diaspora Forum (ADF) called on the government to stop making statements that criminalise people from other African countries amid fears that Friday's xenophobic attacks… Read more »
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South Africa: Anti-Immigration March Is 'March of Hatred' - Nelson Mandela Foundation
News24Wire, 24 February 2017
The Nelson Mandela Foundation strongly condemned attacks on foreign nationals during an anti-immigration march in Pretoria West on Friday, calling it a "march of hatred". Read more »
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Former president of South Africa Thabo Mbeki has said that those who organise and participate in attacks on immigrants must know there is absolutely nothing revolutionary, ... Read more »
