Homes Burned, Shops Looted In Anti-migrant Attacks
By Ihsaan Haffejee Violence against foreigners has flared up again in parts of South Africa. Earlier this month, immigrants' homes and...
Al Jazeera
Feb 28, 2017
The awful politics of xenoophobia
South Africans have a certain reputation for public robustness. We fight, scream, and shout at each other, all in the name of deciding...
Stephen Grootes | Africa Focus
Feb 27, 2017
SERAP Seeks Sanctions Against South Africa over Xenophobic Attacks on Nigerians
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Federal Government to sanction the Republic of South...
Daily Trust
Feb 27, 2017
Xenophobic Violence Erupts in South Africa
MXLLS A man reacts to tear gas fired by police fire to disperse rival marches by hundreds of protesters, after mobs looted stores this...
Human Rights Watch
Feb 24, 2017
What's Behind Attacks on Foreigners in South Africa?
South Africa is experiencing a rise in what is being described as "xenophobic" violence. Locals are accusing migrants of stealing their...
Al Jazeera
Feb 23, 2017
African migrants in South Africa are in fear for their lives—again
Once again, there are signs of growing xenophobia in South Africa. Despite the lives lost in previous waves of violence, the country has...
Quartz Mediaso
Feb 22, 2017
Xenophobia and the media: Where truth and patriotism intersect
There he was, the president of South Africa, reading the Sunday newspapers and thinking: “This makes us look bad.” The cause of...
Ranjeni Munusamy | Daily Maverick
Apr 22, 2015
Xenophobica in South Africa
“Afrophobia”? “Xenophobia”? “Black on black racism”? A “darker” as you can get hacking a “foreigner” under the pretext of his being too...
Achille Mbembe | Africa is a Country
Apr 16, 2015
