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South Africa: New Study Busts Myths About Immigrants in South Africa
allAfrica, 27 September 2022
Cross-border immigration is frequently the focus of divisive and passionate debate in the host nation and has emerged as the subject of contentious and emotional debate in many… Read more »
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South Africa: 5 Xenophobic Myths About Immigrants in South Africa Debunked By Researchers
The Conversation Africa, 25 September 2022
In South Africa, immigrants are often scapegoated as the root of socio-economic problems. In the post-apartheid landscape, Black African immigrants, mainly, from other African… Read more »
Xenophobic Myths About Immigrants in South Africa Debunked
In South Africa, immigrants are often scapegoated as the root of socio-economic problems. In the post-apartheid landscape, Black African immigrants, mainly from other African countries have been negatively stereotyped as "illegal" and "job stealers" who are "criminal" as well as "diseased", writes Anthony Kaziboni for The Conversation Africa.
Inflammatory remarks about migrants by public officials and politicians harden mythologies.
In a recent paper, researchers set out to debunk negative immigrant myths and provided evidence demonstrating the influence of myths on the citizenry's perceptions, as well as contradictions.
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The state needs to act urgently to address the increase of xenophobic groups across South Africa, write Godfrey Mulaudzi, Lizette Lancaster and< Read more »
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South Africans to exercise tolerance and to fight xenophobia in all its forms. This comes after the continent marked Africa Day, which Read more »
Azuri Muhuli’s painting of trader Amina Rugondera, who was chased from her stall and threatened with violence in Durban this year.
