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Mozambique: Nyusi "Greatly Concerned" At Xenophobia in South Africa
AIM, 16 April 2015
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Thursday expressed his distress at the suffering of Mozambicans targeted by anti-foreigner pogroms in the South African port city of Durban. Read more »
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Africa: Kenya to Evacuate Nationals From South Africa
Capital FM, 16 April 2015
The Government of Kenya on Thursday said it was making plans to evacuate Kenyans living in South Africa following xenophobic attacks. Read more »
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Nigeria: Xenophobia - Rep Calls for Evacuation of Nigerians From South Africa
Leadership, 16 April 2015
Rep. Nnenna Elendu-Ukeje, Chairperson, House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, has called for the evacuation of Nigerians within 24 hours from South Africa owing to… Read more »
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South Africa: Nigeria Will Evacuate Nationals If South Africa Attacks Worsen - Minister
Premium Times, 16 April 2015
Despite the horrific xenophobic attack ongoing in South Africa, the Nigerian Government has said it will move to evacuate its citizens only if the situation gets worse. Read more »
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Nigeria: #xenophobicsa - Nigeria Ponders Evacuating Nationals From S/Africa
Daily Trust, 16 April 2015
The Federal Government has threatened to evacuate Nigerians from South Africa if the xenophobic attacks in the country get worse. Read more »
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South Africa: Rep Calls for Evacuation of Nigerians From South Africa
Vanguard, 16 April 2015
Rep. Nnenna Elendu-Ukeje, Chairperson, House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, has called for the evacuation of Nigerians within 24 hours from South Africa owing to… Read more »
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South Africa: Cape Town Foreigners Uneasy After Durban Attacks
GroundUp, 16 April 2015
Authorities in Cape Town will "not just stand by" and watch if xenophobia spreads to the city again, says JP Smith, mayoral committee member for safety and security. But foreigners… Read more »
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South Africa: Xenophobia - Foreign Nationals Fight Looters in Joburg CBD [VIDEO]
The Daily Vox, 15 April 2015
The xenophobic attacks that began in KwaZulu-Natal two weeks ago have now spread to Johannesburg. On Wednesday, reports emerged that shops owned by immigrants were looted, before… Read more »
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Africa: Immigration Camps Not the Solution to Stopping South Africa's Xenophobic Attacks
RFI, 16 April 2015
Detaining immigrants in camps is not the solution to stopping xenophobic attacks in South Africa, a leading South African diversity expert told RFI on Thursday. Gwede Mantashe, the… Read more »
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South Africa: Zuma Condemns Xenophobic Attacks
SA Info, 16 April 2015
President Jacob Zuma condemned the attacks on foreign nationals in KwaZulu-Natal and Johannesburg in an interview with the SABC, South Africa's public broadcaster, on Wednesday… Read more »
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South Africa: Zuma's Statement on Xenophobic Attacks
SAnews.gov.za, 16 April 2015
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South Africa: South Africans to March Against Attacks On Foreigners
Al Jazeera, 16 April 2015
Thousand of people are expected to attend a march in South Africa's coastal city of Durban in solidarity with the country's foreign nationals. Read more »
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Nigeria: Save Us From Xenophobic Attacks, Nigerians in South Africa Tells FG
Leadership, 16 April 2015
Following recent reports of attacks on non-indigenes residing in South Africa, especially Nigerians, the Nigerian Youths Congress (NYC) has called on the South African authorities… Read more »
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Africa: AU Chair Laments Xenophobia in Her Homeland
CAJ News, 16 April 2015
The African Union (AU) has condemned in strongest terms ongoing xenophobic attacks being leashed in South Africa against foreign nationals. Read more »
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Africa: Xenophobic Attacks On Foreign Nationals in South Africa
African Union, 15 April 2015
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has described the attacks of foreign nationals in the province of KwaZulu Natal in South Africa as… Read more »
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South Africa: Writers Grapple With Xenophobia
The Daily Vox, 16 April 2015
The xenophobic attacks that have gripped the country these past few weeks did not come out of nowhere - anti-foreigner sentiment has been brewing on South African soil for years.… Read more »
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South Africa: Zimbabwe Ready to Evacuate Citizens
The Herald, 16 April 2015
ONE Zimbabwean died in escalating xenophobic attacks in Durban, South Africa, as Government yesterday set up an inter-ministerial team to facilitate the immediate return of those… Read more »
Countries Ready to Evacuate Citizens Over Attacks in South Africa
Somalia, Malawi, Nigeria, Kenya and Zimbabwe are preparing to help their citizens escape the violence after deadly xenophobic attacks spread from Durban to Johannesburg and Pietermaritzburg.
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15 April 2015
South Africa: Migrants Fight Looters in Johannesburg CBD
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The xenophobic attacks that began in KwaZulu-Natal two weeks ago have now spread to Johannesburg. On Wednesday, reports emerged that shops owned by ... see more »
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Nigeria: Govt Shields Citizens From Xenophobic Onslaught in SA
CAJ News, 16 April 2015
THE Nigerian government said it is monitoring the situation in South Africa following attacks against foreign nationals in the country. Read more »
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South Africa: Xenophobia in South Africa - a Lack of Visionary Leadership
OSISA, 15 April 2015
The other day I was listening to people phoning into a show on South Africa's talk radio 702. The animated discussion was about the recent flare-up in xenophobic attacks on black… Read more »
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South Africa: Malawi, Somalia Repatriate Threatened Nationals
Walta Info, 14 April 2015
Last night, the Somali embassy said it was trying to trace its citizens and help them escape the violence. It has demanded urgent assistance from the Department of International… Read more »
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South Africa: So Much for Ubuntu - a Devastating Week for Africans On the Move
Daily Maverick, 15 April 2015
In South Africa, locals are beating and burning foreigners, and looting their shops. Kenya wants to send hundreds of thousands of refugees back into war-torn Somalia. Another… Read more »
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South Africa: Three Ways You Can Take a Stand Against Xenophobic Violence in KZN
The Daily Vox, 16 April 2015
Xenophobic attacks in KwaZulu-Natal has left thousands of foreign nationals displaced and several people dead. Many have lost their livelihoods and are fearing for their lives.… Read more »
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The downtown area of South Africa's third-largest city was in "lockdown" on Tuesday as police faced off with both locals targetting the shops of migrants from elsewhere in Africa, ... Read more »
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Several high profile South African artists will be performing in Zimbabwe in the coming weeks. Read more »
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A graphic video depicting a group of locals setting alight young people, believed to be foreigners, has caused alarm amid reports of worsening xenophobic attacks. Read more »
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Migrants have sought refuge with police after xenophobic violence and threats, human rights activist China Ngubane has said. Read more »
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Goodwill Zwelithini has reportedly called for the deportation of foreigners in South Africa, saying it was unacceptable for South Africans to compete with people from other ... Read more »
