Experts say a fresh wave of unrest will cripple the country. This follows a service delivery protest in Marriannhill outside Durban yesterday, while the government was still battling to curb xenophobic attacks. A day after King Goodwill Zwelithini addressed thousands at an anti-xenophobia Imbizo at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in[…]
The deployment of the army to quell the xenophobic violence that has left seven people dead was happening at “just the right time”, Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said on Tuesday. “It’s not too late at all, precisely because we are not a military state,” she said, replying to a question[…]
SA mining companies in Zimbabwe and several other Africa operations have not been targeted by the wave of retaliatory action over the recent xenophobic attacks in Durban and Johannesburg. Officials and sources at most mining companies in Zimbabwe and executives from the chamber of mines said as of Monday, no[…]
King Goodwill Zwelithini on Monday said it was important for him to hold an urgent imbizo following the spate of attacks on foreign nationals in KwaZulu-Natal last week. He made the decision to call the imbizo after meeting with Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba and State Security Minister David Mahlobo.[…]
President Jacob Zuma was cheered and jeered as he attempted to calm xenophobic tensions during a quick whirlwind visit of a refugee camp in Durban. Zuma was cheered when he told the hundreds of refugees encamped on a sports field in the Westcliff area of Durban’s Chatsworth suburb that the[…]
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Saturday expressed his “shock and disgust” at “horrible” xenophobic attacks in neighbouring South Africa in his first public reaction to the violence that has swept parts of Durban and Johannesburg. Addressing crowds gathered in the pouring rain in Harare for official celebrations of Zimbabwe’s 35th[…]
The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has joined the voices in condemnation of the recent wave of xenophobic violence in Kwazulu-Natal, brandishing it “senseless and shameful criminal acts of violence”. The religious body also issued its condolences to the families of the six foreign nationals so far confirmed to have been[…]
International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane sought to assure African heads of diplomatic missions on Friday that the country was dealing with the recent spate of xenophobic attacks. “We said that the violent attacks against foreign nationals in some parts of the provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and Gatenby are despicable and that[…]
Humanitarian relief organisation Gift of the Givers (GOTG) say they have seen an outpouring of support from ordinary South Africans in responding to the plight of foreign nationals affected by the recent outbreak of xenophobia in Kwa-Zulu Natal. Since the start of xenophobia tensions two weeks ago, 8500 foreign nationals[…]
President Jacob Zuma has condemned a spate of attacks on foreigners, calling it “shocking and unacceptable”. Addressing the nation in Parliament on Thursday, he said no amount of frustration or anger could ever justify the attacks on foreign nationals and the looting of their shops. “We condemn the violence in[…]
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