Xenophobic South African mobs: ‘We are sanitising’
Residents of areas in Thokoza cite frustration about their own mass unemployment to justify evicting migrant neighbours and burning their property in the streets.
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Photo Essay | Joburg inner-city struggles
Migrants living in Johannesburg’s inner city have been hard hit by the Covid-19 lockdown, which has made their struggle for survival even more difficult than it already was.
Xenophobia on the rise as Covid-19 roils the planet
Racist and xenophobic politicians have abused the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent national lockdowns to bang the drum for their chauvinism and propaganda.
Trucking violence blamed on high unemployment
Following ongoing violent attacks on mostly migrant long-distance truck drivers, the South African Human Rights Commission is trying to uncover the reasons they are targeted.
Refugee leader accused of misleading protesters
A delegation trying to help refugees who have decamped from the UNHCR offices to a church in Cape Town has accused a refugee leader with a violent streak of assault and deceiving the protesters.
Herman Mashaba’s xenophobic legacy
The outgoing mayor’s tweet about the arrest statistics of migrants in Johannesburg over four years displays both his bigotry and a misunderstanding of how crime and policing work.
Chaos in Cape Town as refugees evicted from protest
The police physically removed refugees seeking to leave South Africa amid xenophobic attacks, carrying out a court order against the protesters camped outside the UNHCR office.
Ethiopian New Year in Joburg is a show of resilience
A shared culture and history bind Ethiopians living and working in central Johannesburg. It is what keeps them going when the police raid their businesses and xenophobic attacks threaten their safety.