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Xenophobia

Modimolle: Xenophobic attackers in court

A total of 104 people accused of xenophobic attacks have appeared in the Modimolle Magistrate's Court, Limpopo police say.

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Foreign shops looted in Heidelberg

2012-03-19 22:14

Disgruntled residents in the informal settlement of Ratanda near Heidelberg looted shops belonging to foreigners during a protest, police say.

Woman killed in Free State stampede

2012-03-13 07:26

A woman who was part of a large crowd looting shops owned by foreigners in Fouriesburg has died after losing her footing and being trampled, paramedics say.

Spaza shop

Stricter by-laws for foreign business people

2012-03-10 12:08

Foreigners who own spaza shops and other businesses may soon be subject to by-laws that could be stricter than their South African counterparts.

Foreigners displaced by mine strike

2012-02-20 07:24

Nearly 100 foreign business owners have been displaced after their shops were looted and vandalised during a strike at the Impala mine in Phokeng, North West police say.

 

100s held over Rustenburg violence

2012-02-19 15:43

Between 350 and 400 people have been arrested in connection with an illegal mineworkers' strike which turned violent in Rustenburg, police say.

Shattered window

Possible xenophobic attacks in Welkom

2012-02-05 17:22

Welkom police have not ruled out xenophobia as the reason for attacks on shops in Thabong after 34 people were arrested for being in possession of stolen goods.

Group warns of xenophobic attacks

2011-11-03 18:42

Small business owners from Ekurhuleni have warned of xenophobic violence if the Gauteng government does not act.

RDP houses

Alex notices promote violence - MEC

2011-10-21 21:08

Notices demanding that foreign nationals vacate RDP houses in Alexandra, Johannesburg, are promoting anarchy and violence, Gauteng Housing MEC Humphrey Mmemezi says.

Xenophobia cops

Itireleng calm after foreigners driven out

2011-10-21 07:26

Gauteng police say the situation in Itireleng, west of Pretoria, is calm after foreigners were driven out of their homes and businesses by angry locals.

Police

No violence in Alexandra, police say

2011-10-20 10:26

There has been no intimidation or violence reported in the past two days in the township of Alexandra in Johannesburg, police say.

Alexandra residents threaten uprising

2011-10-19 14:06
97 comments

Residents of Alexandra in Johannesburg have warned of an uprising over foreigners living in RDP houses, saying the government is not helping them.

Pretoria

MEC condemns attacks on foreigners

2011-10-17 21:29

Township residents should stop attacking foreign business people, Gauteng Economic Development MEC Qedani Mahlangu says.

Gavel

Limpopo murder trial postponed

2011-10-10 21:32

The trial of a Limpopo ANC ward councillor and 18 other people in connection with the murder of a Zimbawean man, has been postponed for further investigation.

Zweli Mkhize

Xenophobia in SA embarrassing - premier

2011-09-14 07:29

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Zweli Mkhize has urged communities to respect each other, saying the practical challenges faced by all shouldn't be turned into a fight on the basis of ethnicity.

19 in court for killing Zimbabwean

2011-08-17 16:02

Nineteen people, including an ANC councillor, have appeared in the Seshego Magistrate's Court for allegedly stoning a Zimbabwean national to death, Limpopo police say.

Protesters

Collective violence last resort - study

2011-07-19 19:17

Collective violence in communities is often the last resort for citizens trying to bring attention to their grievances, according to a joint research report.

Gavel

Limpopo stoning death - 8 appear

2011-07-01 20:05

Eight people, including four minors, have appeared in the Seshego Magistrate's Court, for allegedly stoning a Zimbabwean national to death in Limpopo, police say.

Xenophobia

Govt in denial about xenophobia - report

2011-06-28 18:11

The government is in denial about xenophobia, says an independent peer review report.

Xenophobia

Communities not blindly xenophobic

2011-06-26 10:00

Lurking behind recent incidents of mob violence, vigilante attacks and xenophobia are individuals who prey on community fears and hardships to further their own interests.

Mob

ANC: Councillor innocent until proven guilty

2011-06-20 09:24

An ANC ward councillor arrested in connection with the stoning of a Zimbabwean man in Seshego, is "innocent until proven guilty", the party in Limpopo has insisted.

ANC councillor arrested over attack

2011-06-17 22:14

An ANC ward councillor has been arrested and charged with last week's attack on foreign nationals in Polokwane that left one Zimbabwean dead and displaced others.

Diepsloot attack

Horror of a mob murder

2011-06-12 11:32
217 comments

A Zimbabwean man, surrounded by a jeering mob, has been bludgeoned to death, his horrifying ­final moments captured on video.

SAPS

Fearful Somalis camping at cop station

2011-05-27 11:46

About 20 Somali shop owners have been camping at the Motherwell police station after their shops were looted and burned down by angry residents, PE police say.

Somali shops looted, burnt in PE

2011-05-26 10:33
150 comments

Four Somali shops have been burnt down and 55 shops have been looted in Motherwell and Kwadwesi in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape police say.

Police

Calls for police to protect foreigners

2011-05-13 22:44

Lawyers for Human Rights have called on the police to protect foreign traders who are closing their businesses after being threatened.

Russia riots

Skinheads record attacks - jailed

2011-05-05 22:37

A Russian court has jailed 19 skinheads for up to nine years for a series of brutal race attacks, including two murders, and then posting films of the assaults on the internet.

Handcuffs

Xenophobia fears on East Rand

2011-04-28 23:01

Seventy-one people have been arrested in Johannesburg for sending intimidating letters to foreign-owned businesses, police say.

Xenophobia

'Xenophobia' fears in Ekurhuleni

2011-02-01 22:36

Police are on high alert following renewed threats against foreign shop owners at Ramaphosa informal settlement in Ekurhuleni, the local government and housing department says.

'No xenophobic attacks on Chinese in NW'

2011-01-20 08:02

The North West government has denied media reports that Chinese businessmen have been victims of xenophobic attacks after they allegedly assaulted a robber.

Calm in Freedom Park

2010-12-13 10:15

Freedom Park, south of Johannesburg, is quiet following reports of tensions between foreign and local businessmen at the weekend, police say.

Zimbabwean passport

Mixed feelings on Zim dispensation

2010-10-01 15:42

Zimbabweans queuing up to renew or apply for documentation at home affairs have mixed reactions to the "Zimbabwean Dispensation Project".

Xenophobia

Cosatu to discuss xenophobia

2010-09-29 13:02

Root causes of xenophobia and its impact on workers and the poor are among topics to be discussed at Cosatu's summit on the matter.

Somali refugees

Cape Somalis fear rise in attacks

2010-09-10 10:14

Somali traders in the Western Cape fear they are being left at the mercy of criminals, with eight shopkeepers killed last month and three this month alone.

Xenophobic attacks

Govt warns against xenophobia

2010-08-05 12:16

Cabinet has again warned perpetrators of violence, including xenophobia, would face the full might of the law.

Create jobs to stop xenophobia: Prof

2010-07-28 20:07

The government should create more jobs, build more houses and change its foreign policy to end xenophobia, says an academic.

Govt slack in tackling xenophobia: SAHRC

2010-07-21 19:06

A poor response from government departments on tackling xenophobic violence is "frustrating", says the SA Human Rights Commission.

SANDF troops

Army arrives in violence-hit township

2010-07-20 20:40

A contingency from the South African National Defence Force has arrived at Kya Sands informal settlement, near Johannesburg.

Police 'capable of handling attacks'

2010-07-20 17:27

Gauteng MEC for community safety, Khabisi Mosunkutu, is confident the police will handle attacks at the Kya Sands informal settlement, insisting crime, and not xenophobia is the cause.

police van

Kya Sands tense after attacks

2010-07-20 13:09

Police are patrolling Kya Sands informal settlement and have arrested more than 10 people, following overnight attacks believed to be targeting foreign nationals.

Police

'Tensions' in Gauteng township

2010-07-20 08:08

Gauteng police say they can't confirm reports of foreigners being attacked at Kya Sands, but say there are "tensions" in the township.

Law to get tough on xenophobia

2010-07-19 18:09

The department of justice is in the process of preparing a bill that will make South African law tougher on hate crimes, it says.

Xenophobia

Foreigners fear violence

2010-07-19 12:27

As the euphoria from the World Cup dies down, immigrants say they're worried that SA's willingness to embrace foreigners will run out.

Moz: Xenophobia 'serious threat'

2010-07-16 22:36

Mozambique’s government considers xenophobia a “serious threat”, a report says, quoting the country’s foreign affairs minister.

Xenophobia: Cops go door-to-door

2010-07-15 19:13

Police in Musina, Limpopo, have embarked on an awareness campaign to encourage locals to be tolerant of foreign nationals.

'Xenophobia hysteria' dismissed

2010-07-15 15:16

Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has dismissed reports of xenophobic attacks, saying investigations show incidents were "criminality disguised as xenophobia".

Cosatu: Foreigners not to blame

2010-07-14 18:29

Cosatu has urged South Africans not to blame fellow Africans for their problems, following threats of renewed xenophobic violence.

Bheki Cele

Police to maintain security - Cele

2010-07-14 12:17

The police force will keep up security in the country after the Soccer World Cup, National Police Commissioner Bheki Cele has promised.

Bishop Paul Verryn

Verryn reports xenophobic threats

2010-07-13 18:13

Bishop Paul Verryn says he has received threats against himself and foreign nationals living at the Central Methodist Church in Johannesburg.

MDC

MDC gets xenophobic distress calls

2010-07-13 14:22

Zimbabwe's MDC party has received more than 200 calls from distressed Zimbabweans fearing xenophobic attacks in SA, an official says.

No new xenophobic incidents - cops

2010-07-13 11:24

Western Cape police say there were no reported incidents of xenophobic violence overnight, but they are maintaining their patrols.

Jacob Zuma

Xenophobia threats still rumours - Zuma

2010-07-12 22:21

Threats of an outbreak of xenophobic violence in South Africa are still rumours, says President Jacob Zuma.

Nathi Mthethwa

Ministers to assess xenophobia

2010-07-12 18:03

Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa and Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu have travelled to the Western Cape for an assessment after a wave of xenophobic violence.

 
Ace Magashule

Premier condemns xenophobic attacks

2012-02-08 19:23

Free State Premier Ace Magashule has condemned recent xenophobic violence in the Welkom, saying "criminal elements" had taken advantage of protests over jobs.

knobkerrie stick

Foreigners attacked in Doornkuil

2012-02-01 12:46

Eight foreigners have been injured, five of them critically, in an attack on their shack in Doornkuil, according to Johannesburg emergency services.

spaza shop

March against foreigners in Joburg

2011-11-03 12:35

Business owners in several townships across Gauteng are planning a march to the premier's office to protest against foreigners taking away their business.

Protesters

Housing MEC meets Alex residents

2011-10-21 17:39

A closed meeting between Alexandra township residents and Gauteng local government and housing MEC Humphrey Mmemezi is under way in Johannesburg.

RDP house

Anti-foreigner group takes legal route

2011-10-20 20:54

The group behind notices against foreign nationals in Alexandra township north of Johannesburg has opted for the legal route to achieve its objectives.

RDP houses

RDP houses to 'bona fide' citizens

2011-10-20 09:00

The RDP houses in the township of Alexandra in Johannesburg have been allocated to "bona fide" South Africans, the Gauteng housing department says.

RDP houses

Foreigners warned to leave Alex

2011-10-18 14:13
142 comments

Residents of Alexandra, Johannesburg, have reportedly put up posters warning foreigners to vacate RDP houses, police say.

Xenophobia

Atteridgeville calm after anti-Somali protest

2011-10-15 12:58

The situation is calm in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria, after a violent protest by residents against Somalian business owners, Gauteng police say.

Xenophobia

UNHCR: Multiculturalism inevitable

2011-10-03 19:04

UN refugee agency chief Antonio Guterres has called on states not to succumb to xenophobic pressure and turn refugees away.

Protests

More protesters arrested in North West

2011-08-23 14:39

Four more people have been arrested for allegedly vandalising foreign-owned businesses in Bapong, North West police say.

Kgalema Motlanthe

Asylum seekers need respect - Motlanthe

2011-07-30 17:09

Foreign asylum seekers in South Africa need to be treated with respect and affection, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says.

Maggie Maunye

ANC MP apologises for 'xenophobic' comment

2011-07-03 22:24
142 comments

ANC MP Maggie Maunye, who chairs the portfolio committee on home affairs, has apologised for comments she made which "may have been construed to be xenophobic", the ANC says.

Handcuffs

Zim man's stoning death - more arrests

2011-06-30 17:26

Police have arrested seven people for their alleged involvement in the stoning to death of a Zimbabwean man in Limpopo.

Parliament

SA gets worst possible ratings - report

2011-06-28 15:46
256 comments

South Africa has received the worst possible rating on several governance aspects in an independent peer review report, with President Jacob Zuma and Parliament coming under fire.

Xenophobia

Act against xenophobia: Passop

2011-06-20 12:37

The ANC should act "decisively" against party members linked to xenophobic violence, says rights group Passop.

Fleeing Zimbabwean

1000s of foreigners flee murderous mobs

2011-06-19 15:15

Thousands of Zimbabweans ­living in a township outside Polokwane, Limpopo, have fled following the most serious wave of xenophobic violence to hit South Africa in recent months.

Zim killing disgusting - organisations

2011-06-14 21:38

Organisations have expressed shock and disgust at the killing of a Zimbabwean national who was stoned to death by a mob near Polokwane.

spaza shop

Women defend foreign shopkeepers

2011-06-02 08:03
76 comments

Women from a Johannesburg informal settlement have stood up to local spaza shop owners trying to evict Somali and Pakistani shopkeepers, saying they give them jobs.

Fire

Cops slam looting of spaza shops

2011-05-26 22:17

Eastern Cape police are on high alert and have promised strong police action, after spaza shops were looted and burnt in Port Elizabeth.

Alassane Ouattara

Ouattara invites Burkinabes back

2011-05-16 19:28

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has told citizens of Burkina Faso that they are welcome to return to his country, and vowed to put an end to the xenophobia.

Kenneth Meshoe

Silence on xenophobia is a sin: ACDP

2011-05-06 13:39

Christians who remain silent in the face of xenophobia are guilty of a sin of omission, says the African Christian Democratic Party.

Cops start anti-xenophobia campaign

2011-05-05 21:31

Police in Limpopo have embarked on a campaign to prevent attacks on foreign nationals.

spaza shop

Somali shopkeeper killed in Cape Town

2011-02-09 12:45

A Somali shopkeeper has been shot dead and another injured when robbers tried to enter their shop in Delft and threw a petrolbomb into it, police say.

Nathi Mthethwa

Foreigners in RDP houses upset locals

2011-01-25 20:29

People tend to revolt against RDP houses being occupied by foreign nationals who buy them from locals, says Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa.

Tension between locals, Chinese in NW

2011-01-19 22:38

An attack on a 23-year-old resident in the North West town of Madibogo has outraged residents, who are targeting Chinese people in the area they believe are responsible.

Xenophobia kids

Zimbabweans face uncertain future

2010-10-19 19:01

Mercy Makoma packed her bags and planned a return to Zimbabwe after the last camp offering migrants sanctuary from xenophobic attacks closed.

Xenophobia attacks

UN: No society xenophobic by nature

2010-09-29 17:08

Socio-economic problems are the major cause of xenophobia in SA, says the United Nations' refugee agency.

Nathi Mthethwa

Tough penalties for xenophobic attacks

2010-09-26 18:40

People guilty of xenophobic attacks face harsh punishment, says Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa.

Govt improves xenophobia response

2010-08-06 14:36

Government has improved its response to xenophobic violence even while claiming that it does not exist, says a researcher.

Incident 'resembled xenophobia'

2010-08-01 10:00

Three people have been injured after a fight broke out between Ethiopian men and their surrounding community in Pietermaritzburg, in an incident said to "resemble xenophobia".

Kya Sands quiet overnight

2010-07-22 08:14

Gauteng police say no violence was reported in Kya Sands informal settlement overnight, after 16 people were attacked earlier this week.

Xenophobic attacks will go on - ACDP

2010-07-21 17:08

The ACDP has warned that xenophobic attacks will continue until the government found a solution to poverty and unemployment.

Anti-xenophobia campaign launched

2010-07-20 20:09

NGOs have launched what they described as a "national unity campaign" aimed at collecting a million signed pledges against xenophobia.

SANDF

Kya Sands wants army deployed

2010-07-20 14:22

Residents of Kya Sands informal settlement have demanded that the army be deployed to protect them, saying police were not doing enough following overnight attacks.

twonship violence

Several hurt in xenophobic attacks

2010-07-20 09:30

Johannesburg emergency services say several people have been injured in apparent xenophobic attacks at Kya Sands.

Zim diamante

Shelters for Zim nationals fleeing SA

2010-07-19 22:38

Zimbabwe has set up temporary shelters for scores of its nationals leaving South Africa following threats of attacks on foreigners, an official says.

Crime scene

Somali shop assistant shot dead

2010-07-19 14:05

Western Cape police are searching for two men suspected of killing a Somali shop assistant, but say it was a criminal act and not linked to xenophobia.

Nathi Mthethwa

Still not xenophobia for Mthethwa

2010-07-16 22:47

Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa continues to insist that violence in the Western Cape is "so-called" rather than actual xenophobia.

Parliament building

Xenophobia: SA to call in UN

2010-07-16 14:40

The government is planning to approach the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to help in its fight against xenophobia, Western Cape Premier Helen Zille says.

Act against xenophobia - ANC

2010-07-15 17:05

The ANC calls on communities to name and shame those involved in attacks against foreigners.

'Say no to xenophobia'

2010-07-15 13:22

The SA Small Business Forum says all "responsible" business formations should dissuade their members from involvement in xenophobia.

Xenophobic attack

Gauteng tackling xenophobia

2010-07-14 17:19

The Gauteng government was working with various communities to deal with renewed threats of possible xenophobic violence, Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has said.

Xenophobic violence

Moz warns citizens of xeno threat

2010-07-13 20:01

Mozambique officials have said they will do everything possible to protect the lives of the more than three million Mozambican nationals living and working in South Africa.

Xenophobia: Zimbabweans flee SA

2010-07-13 15:33

Zimbabwean refugees returning to their home country are reporting fears of a resurgence in anti-foreigner violence in SA, the International Organisation for Migration says.

Xenophobia environment remains

2010-07-13 12:29

The SA Institute of Race Relations says the environment of poverty and unemployment that led to the 2008 xenophobic attacks is "largely unchanged".

Criminals cashing in on 'xenophobia'

2010-07-12 23:18

Police have been out in force in Western Cape townships amid claims that criminals are cashing in on fears of xenophobic attacks.

xeno attack man with axe

Western Cape 'calm' after violence

2010-07-12 20:09

The Western Cape was calm during the day following an outbreak of xenophobic violence, a police spokesperson says.

 
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