Politicians’ denial of xenophobia
…Solidarity Network secretary general Daniel Dunia has called on government to acknowledge xenophobia for what it is. “Xenophobia is increasing because there is no mechanism of mitigating it. The government…
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Urgent action is required to oppose xenophobia
…two deeply disturbing parallel developments. One is how xenophobia is being normalised across society. The DA and Herman Mashaba have embraced the politics of xenophobia. It is now common to…
Xenophobia turns migrants into scapegoats
…Rising xenophobia needs to be challenged “Are we in the country, at this stage … in the country, is there still xenophobia? If yes, what constitutes xenophobia? It’s a question…
Xenophobia heightens with calling of ‘mass shutdown’
…the widespread denialism of xenophobia by the political elite. Denying the existence of xenophobia in South Africa has not stopped opportunistic politicians from verbally attacking migrants in recent months. Government…
Rising xenophobia needs to be challenged
…be mindful that xenophobia is not solely directed at African migrants. Asian migrants have been defamed, attacked and murdered too. Xenophobia has also intersected with Islamophobia. In October 2015, more…
Party politics sinks into the xenophobia gutter
…But on a planetary scale, it is xenophobia and the attempt to project social fears and anxieties on to the figure of the migrant that has been at the centre…
Xenophobia denialists should be held culpable
…those days was not inspired by possessed nationalism, or extreme chauvinism, resulting in our communities violently expressing the hitherto unknown sentiments of mass and mindless hatred of foreigners – xenophobia.”…
Xenophobia marks SA’s ongoing decline
…Zuma period with the farcical claim that the predatory and repressive state built around the then president was an emancipatory form of opposition to white domination. Gender-based violence and xenophobia…
Xenophobia flares ahead of Zambian elections
…that don’t place the already vulnerable migrant community in a more precarious state is the solution to xenophobia. “To stem the tides of xenophobia, it is imperative for the government…
Xenophobia on the rise as Covid-19 roils the planet
…have followed in its shadow. Unfortunately, the gross displays of xenophobia and racism that have emerged are nothing new. History is full of examples of these happening. Every major pandemic…
Xenophobia never rests
…build political constituencies by inciting xenophobia collide in a way that means the danger of a return to popular violence is intensely present. It is undeniable that xenophobia festers in…
Xenophobia in classrooms harms learners
…walk easily. The pain is sometimes unbearable, she says. The attack was the most brutal of a series of escalating incidents of xenophobia at the school. She remembers overhearing someone…
Farmers are to blame for xenophobia, say protesters
The South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) and the Sundays River Valley Farm Workers’ Forum (SRVFWF) have accused commercial farmers in the Eastern Cape valley of instigating xenophobia by ignoring…
Xenophobia towards Venezuelans on the rise in Peru
…of Venezuelans experiencing discrimination and harassment in Peru. “With stretched resources and increasing number of arrivals, the risks of mounting discrimination and xenophobia is increasing. Over 35% of Venezuelan refugees…
Gqeberha shop owners fear the rise in xenophobia
…a campaign organiser for the recently formed Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia movement, says xenophobia is fast becoming institutionalised in South Africa. He says activists were forced to start the movement…
Fighting xenophobia through judo
…This social cohesion programme includes eating food from other African countries and talking about xenophobia. Coming after the latest wave of xenophobic violence in September, when 12 people were killed,…
Xenophobia and the rise of fascist rhetoric
…of this year, we have witnessed the further normalisation of xenophobia in our national politics. Patriotic Alliance’s Gayton McKenzie led raids on migrant-owned businesses and encouraged the harassment of staff…
S3 Episode 4: Fanning xenophobia | Hatred by media
Since the lockdown, four Somalis have been killed in South Africa, showing how xenophobia and police brutality collide. The story of a brave football team that won the league in…
Xenophobia and Covid-19 don’t deter Somali refugee
…a nice yard and if you close it is very safe. Xenophobia “But bad luck hit us. We worked nicely for two years. In 2008, me and my brother [Abu…
How Toni Morrison can help us fight xenophobia
…out the racist and divisive campaign mounted by Trump in his claims to “Make America Great Again”. In the piece, Morrison lambasted the crude iterations of American xenophobia undergirded by…
Xenophobia is a triple-killer in Zeerust
…“People were ill-treated because of xenophobia. So it must be investigated. That doctor must come and he must account … I don’t think he was supposed to go that far….