The SA Human Rights Commission is not ready yet to hand over the findings on its report on alleged xenophobic remarks by King Goodwill Zwelithini, an official said on Monday. “We are at this stage unable, in fact not ready, to release the preliminary findings. We’ve had to allow additional[…]
South Africans are not xenophobic towards foreign nationals, they are just frustrated by having to compete for access to resources, Ekurhuleni Mayor Mondli Gungubele says. “I am not sure whether South Africans are xenophobic or not,” he told News24. “In all these areas where foreigners are being beaten there are[…]
As South Africa marks Youth Day on Tuesday 16th June, several Muslim organisations will provide a platform for community voices to speak out against xenophobia and racism at a conference at Islamia College. The conference is entitled A Special Forum on Personal Experiences and Reflections on Racism and Xenophobia in[…]
Capetonians from different backgrounds have been called to join hands in a symbolic show of protest against xenophobia in South Africa. Following a picket at the St George’s Cathedral in the city centre last month, the Western Cape Religious Leaders Forum (WCRLF) is taking its anti-xenophobia campaign to the townships.[…]
The Artscape Theatre is to play host on Wednesday to a public lecture on xenophobia, hosted by the Skilled Foreign Nationals in South Africa (SFONSA). The event will be attended by several top government officials, as well as other notable speakers. On the agenda will be topics around pan-Africanism, globalization[…]
Four men implicated in the death of Mozambican national Emmanuel Sithole will be back in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. During their appearance last week, the group abandoned their bid for bail. Ayanda Sibiya, Bhengu Mthinta, Sizwe Mngomezulu, and Sifundi Mzimela are facing charges of murder and robbery. Vinesh[…]
In the wake of the recent xenophobic violence in several parts of the country, a number of foreign national groups have banded together for the formation of a new trade union. The South African United Foreigner Trade Union (SAUFTU) hopes to serve as a voice for the safety and welfare[…]
The Gauteng government will establish an office to help foreign nationals, as part of plans to curb xenophobic violence, the province’s infrastructure development MEC said on Friday. ”The premier has also announced that we shall establish an office for foreign nationals to engage with the Gauteng government and to be[…]
A spokesperson for the Royal Zulu household said on Thursday that the monarch would not be drawn to comment on a complaint of hate speech laid against King Goodwill Zwelithini by a Nigerian human rights organisation with the International Criminal Court (ICC). “We will only respond once we have received[…]
The City of Johannesburg and the SA Council of Churches will hold a memorial service on Wednesday for the Mozambican man initially identified as Emmanuel Sithole, who was stabbed and later died in Alexandra during a spate of attacks on foreign nationals. Johannesburg mayor Parks Tau and former president Nelson[…]
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