Naledi Crisis Highlights Need for Accountability, Not Xenophobia
The evidence shows foreign-owned spaza shops are not responsible for the cases of food-poisoning in Naledi last week.
Xenophobia in South Africa
Human Rights Commission hosts dialogue on racism at Western Cape schools
A dialogue on racism was called by the human rights commission after incidents of racism were reported at a number of Western Cape schools.
Xenophobia and the Scapegoating of Immigrants
Xenophobia remains a persistent issue in South Africa, and as our country continues to grapple with the triple challenge of poverty, inequality and unemployment, immigrants frequently become scapegoats for broader systemic issues.
Asylum seekers fear for their future in South Africa
KAAX and 40 civil society organisations raise red flags on the White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration, and Refugee Protection.
2022 in pictures
These are some of the stories we brought you in 2022. Expect more to follow in 2023.
Yeoville Market traders still picking up the pieces three months after fire
“Things will never be the same ever again,” said one trader who lost everything in the June fire.
Migrants in South Africa have access to healthcare: why it’s kicking up a storm
A political storm has erupted in South Africa after a video went viral showing the health minister for the Limpopo province – which borders Zimbabwe – berating a Zimbabwean woman who was seeking healthcare. Responses have been divided. Some have called for Phophi Ramathuba to step down on the grounds that verbally abusing a patient was out of order. Others have supported her, saying she reflects the sentiments of South Africans living in the area. The Conversation Africa spoke to Kudakwashe Vanyoro, who has done research on the treatment of migrants in South Africa’s healthcare sector, to unpack the issue.
Informal traders resist forced removal by the City of Johannesburg
The informal traders in the city centre of Johannesburg lament bad treatment by the City of Johannesburg.
Proposed labour migration policy slammed as xenophobic
SERI, Lawyers for Human Rights and the African Centre for Migration and Society have come out against the proposed National Labour Migration Policy.
Zimbabwe Migrants Support Network making strides
The organisation of Zimbabwean migrants defends and fights for all migrants.
Unemployed people march against youth preference in the jobs market
Preferences for youth employment are barriers for job seekers older than 35.
Study sheds light on how South Africa can best tackle prejudice against migrants
Xenophobia is a serious problem in South Africa. Cross-border migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in the country face harassment and discrimination. Hundreds of incidents of anti-immigrant hate crime […]
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