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Africa: Anti-Foreigner Attacks in South Africa 'Stoked By Years of Rhetoric and Inaction'
AI London, 4 September 2019
Attacks on refugees, migrants and asylum-seekers have occurred for past 11 years Read more »
Rhetoric, Inaction to Blame for South Africa's Xenophobic Riots?
Since 2008, there have been numerous outbreaks of violence against refugees, migrants and asylum-seekers in South Africa. In some cases, xenophobia has been fuelled by rhetoric from the authorities like former health minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, who accused "foreign" nationals of burdening the country's health system and mayor of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba, who said foreign nationals in Johannesburg were "criminals" who had hijacked the city, writes Amnesty International.
Crime scene in White City Section of Kwathema township. “It is alleged that a group of people wanted to attack a shop owned by a foreign national. The landlord came out to rescue the shop owner. He warned and threatened the group of people that were outside his yard. A fight ensued when he saw that he was overpowered he took out his licensed firearm and started shooting randomly. The 35-year-old suspect was traced, arrested and detained at Kwathema SAPS,” said a police statement.
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Africa: Anti-Revolutionary Forces Dividing Africa, ANC - Magashule
News24Wire, 5 September 2019
While ANC secretary general Ace Magashule described the ongoing spate of violent protests in parts of the country as criminality - not xenophobia - he warned that… Read more »
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South Africa: Gauteng Xenophobia Attacks Akin to 2008 Crisis - Institute of Race Relations
News24Wire, 5 September 2019
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) says the current wave of attacks in parts of Gauteng are akin to the 2008 xenophobia "crisis", warning that comments made by senior government… Read more »
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South Africa: Looting Continues Across Gauteng, With Scores Arrested
Daily Maverick, 5 September 2019
A total of 289 people have been arrested and five people have died after three days of violence across Gauteng. Even as those arrested began making their first appearance in court… Read more »
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South Africa: Violence Against Non-Nationals and Women Affects All of Us, Whoever We Are
Daily Maverick, 5 September 2019
Xenophobia and gendered violence are pervasive in policing, education, workspaces, healthcare, documentation and housing - and especially in the failure of the Department of Home… Read more »
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South Africa: Bafana Coach - Xenophobic Riots Not Good for Africa
News24Wire, 5 September 2019
Bafana Bafana coach Molefi Ntseki has blasted the ongoing xenophobic attacks which have somehow damaged relationships within the African states. Read more »
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South Africa: Concern On Violent Protests
SAnews.gov.za, 5 September 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Transport has expressed concern with the violent nature of the protests in the transport industry. Read more »
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Africa: Ezekwesili Slammed for Attending WEF Africa During Xenophobic Attacks
Premium Times, 4 September 2019
A former Nigerian minister for education, Oby Ezekwesili, on Wednesday came under attack for attending the World Economic Forum meeting holding in South Africa. Read more »
InFocus
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In ongoing diplomatic fall-out over xenophobic attacks in South Africa, the Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, says the country has recalled its ambassador to ... Read more »
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South African protesters and mourners demanding to see President Cyril Ramaphosa over recent incidents of violence against women have marched to the Cape Town International ... Read more »
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The rising xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals, particularly Africans in South Africa, has seen Nigerians back home attack South African-owned businesses operating in Nigeria, ... Read more »
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The government of Nigeria has vowed to take "definitive measures" against attacks on Nigerian businesses in South Africa. Vusumuzi Sibanda, Chairperson of the African Diaspora ... Read more »
