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Meet the Zulu King who started the Xenophobic attacks in South Africa

Meet the Zulu King who started the Xenophobic attacks in South Africa

Zulu King Godwill Zwelithi’s utterances on March 23rd launched the xenophobic attacks in South Africa and he had refused to apologize, even after finding out that his people have maimed, killed and destroyed businesses belonging to black foreigners.He’s still insisting that foreigners should go back to their countries but tried to save face by saying […]

Coltart : Xenophobia ‘hypocritical’

Coltart : Xenophobia ‘hypocritical’

HARARE — Former education minister David Coltart on Wednesday said that comments by a top official from President Robert Mugabe’s government slamming xenophobic violence in South Africa were “hypocrisy of the highest order”. “One cannot pick and choose what types of xenophobia or racism are acceptable or not,” Coltart said in a Facebook post. “One […]

Zim student body calls for attacks on S.A. businesses

HARARE – Zimbabwe National Students Union (Zinasu) president Gilbert Mutubuki has called on Zimbabwean youths to retaliate against xenophobic violence in South Africa by attacking South African businesses operating in Zimbabwe. Zinasu is Zimbabwe’s largest students body which represents thousands of students at all universities and colleges across the country. At least five people have […]

Xenophobia repercussions affect Sasol in Mozambique

Xenophobia repercussions affect Sasol in Mozambique

President Jacob Zuma on Thursday condemned the attacks on foreign nationals and urged communities to assist police in bringing perpetrators to justice. Zuma’s intervention in Parliament comes as xenophobic violence spreads from troubled communities in KwaZulu-Natal to residential areas in Gauteng. His call also comes as repercussions of the violence spilled across borders on Thursday‚ […]

Why black South Africans are attacking foreign Africans but not foreign whites

Why black South Africans are attacking foreign Africans but not foreign whites

The attacks on migrant shop owners in Durban this week reminds us the position of foreigner in South Africa is a complex one. After decades of isolation from the rest of the African continent, and the world, during apartheid, South Africa finally opened up to the rest of world in 1994. Under apartheid, South Africa’s […]

Thousands rally in Durban against xenophobia

Thousands have marched in South Africa’s coastal city of Durban against xenophobia following attacks on foreign nationals in the country. Up to 5,000 people including religious and political leaders attended Thursday’s rally after attacks against foreigners left at least five people dead since March. The atmosphere at the rally was mostly calm, with protesters singing […]

Zimbabwe dispatches its police to aid in xenophobic attacks

Zimbabwe dispatches its police to aid in xenophobic attacks

The Zimbabwe government has dispatched a team of its police force to South Africa to protect who have been displaced by xenophobic violence in Durban, reports said on Thursday. Home Affairs minister Kembo Mohadi told a local newspaper that government had dispatched a team of police officers to South Africa to protect stranded Zimbabweans. “We […]

Malawi to deport SA high commissioner over Xenophobia attacks

Malawi to deport SA high commissioner over Xenophobia attacks

South Africa should expect repercussions from other countries over the former apartheid state’s lacklustre approach in handling xenophobic attacks, Malawi government officials have warned. Minister of Information, Kondwani Nankhumwa, told reporters in Blantyre that government was discussing with the African Union (AU) and other SADC countries over joint measures against the South African government. “Our […]

South Africans recorded burnning foreign children alive (Video)

South Africans recorded burnning foreign children alive (Video)

VIDEO TAKEN DOWN – TOO GRAPHIC Two Ethiopian nationals suffered serious burns when their shop in a South African township was set alight by a mob, as violence against foreign immigrants spread.The men were in the shop in Umlazi, south of Durban, when it was petrol bombed on Friday night.”They suffered severe burn wounds and […]

South Africa assures ambassadors that foreigners will be protected

South Africa assures ambassadors that foreigners will be protected

South Africa’s Jacob Zuma has assured high commissioners and ambassadors that foreigners in South Africa will be protected.”We will ensure that all our people, including foreign nationals, always feel enveloped by an abiding sense of security wherever they are in the country,” he said in a speech prepared for delivery.”In this regard, our law enforcement […]

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