Notices demanding that foreign nationals vacate RDP houses in Alexandra, Johannesburg, are promoting anarchy and violence, Gauteng Housing MEC Humphrey Mmemezi says.
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.
There has been no intimidation or violence reported in the past two days in the township of Alexandra in Johannesburg, police say.
Residents of Alexandra in Johannesburg have warned of an uprising over foreigners living in RDP houses, saying the government is not helping them.
Township residents should stop attacking foreign business people, Gauteng Economic Development MEC Qedani Mahlangu says.
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.
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.
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.
Collective violence in communities is often the last resort for citizens trying to bring attention to their grievances, according to a joint research report.
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.
The government is in denial about xenophobia, says an independent peer review report.
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.
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.
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.
A Zimbabwean man, surrounded by a jeering mob, has been bludgeoned to death, his horrifying final moments captured on video.
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.
Four Somali shops have been burnt down and 55 shops have been looted in Motherwell and Kwadwesi in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape police say.
Lawyers for Human Rights have called on the police to protect foreign traders who are closing their businesses after being threatened.
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.
Seventy-one people have been arrested in Johannesburg for sending intimidating letters to foreign-owned businesses, police say.
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.
The North West government has denied media reports that Chinese businessmen have been victims of xenophobic attacks after they allegedly assaulted a robber.
Freedom Park, south of Johannesburg, is quiet following reports of tensions between foreign and local businessmen at the weekend, police say.
Zimbabweans queuing up to renew or apply for documentation at home affairs have mixed reactions to the "Zimbabwean Dispensation Project".
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 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.
Cabinet has again warned perpetrators of violence, including xenophobia, would face the full might of the law.
The government should create more jobs, build more houses and change its foreign policy to end xenophobia, says an academic.
A poor response from government departments on tackling xenophobic violence is "frustrating", says the SA Human Rights Commission.
A contingency from the South African National Defence Force has arrived at Kya Sands informal settlement, near Johannesburg.
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 are patrolling Kya Sands informal settlement and have arrested more than 10 people, following overnight attacks believed to be targeting foreign nationals.
Gauteng police say they can't confirm reports of foreigners being attacked at Kya Sands, but say there are "tensions" in the township.
The department of justice is in the process of preparing a bill that will make South African law tougher on hate crimes, it says.
As the euphoria from the World Cup dies down, immigrants say they're worried that SA's willingness to embrace foreigners will run out.
Mozambique’s government considers xenophobia a “serious threat”, a report says, quoting the country’s foreign affairs minister.
Police in Musina, Limpopo, have embarked on an awareness campaign to encourage locals to be tolerant of foreign nationals.
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has dismissed reports of xenophobic attacks, saying investigations show incidents were "criminality disguised as xenophobia".
Cosatu has urged South Africans not to blame fellow Africans for their problems, following threats of renewed xenophobic violence.
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 says he has received threats against himself and foreign nationals living at the Central Methodist Church in Johannesburg.
Zimbabwe's MDC party has received more than 200 calls from distressed Zimbabweans fearing xenophobic attacks in SA, an official says.
Western Cape police say there were no reported incidents of xenophobic violence overnight, but they are maintaining their patrols.
Threats of an outbreak of xenophobic violence in South Africa are still rumours, says President Jacob Zuma.
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa and Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu have travelled to the Western Cape for an assessment after a wave of xenophobic violence.
A heavy police and military presence has been deployed in townships around the Western Cape following sporadic xenophobic violence.
Police have been deployed in several townships in the Western Cape to protect foreigners after escalating threats of violence against them.
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa says prior to the World Cup, high-ranking politicians embarked on a smear campaign, saying there would be a bloodbath after the tournament.
A closed meeting between Alexandra township residents and Gauteng local government and housing MEC Humphrey Mmemezi is under way in Johannesburg.
The group behind notices against foreign nationals in Alexandra township north of Johannesburg has opted for the legal route to achieve its objectives.
The RDP houses in the township of Alexandra in Johannesburg have been allocated to "bona fide" South Africans, the Gauteng housing department says.
Residents of Alexandra, Johannesburg, have reportedly put up posters warning foreigners to vacate RDP houses, police say.
The situation is calm in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria, after a violent protest by residents against Somalian business owners, Gauteng police say.
UN refugee agency chief Antonio Guterres has called on states not to succumb to xenophobic pressure and turn refugees away.
Four more people have been arrested for allegedly vandalising foreign-owned businesses in Bapong, North West police say.
Foreign asylum seekers in South Africa need to be treated with respect and affection, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says.
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.
Police have arrested seven people for their alleged involvement in the stoning to death of a Zimbabwean man in Limpopo.
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.
The ANC should act "decisively" against party members linked to xenophobic violence, says rights group Passop.
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.
Organisations have expressed shock and disgust at the killing of a Zimbabwean national who was stoned to death by a mob near Polokwane.
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.
Eastern Cape police are on high alert and have promised strong police action, after spaza shops were looted and burnt in Port Elizabeth.
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.
Christians who remain silent in the face of xenophobia are guilty of a sin of omission, says the African Christian Democratic Party.
Police in Limpopo have embarked on a campaign to prevent attacks on foreign nationals.
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.
People tend to revolt against RDP houses being occupied by foreign nationals who buy them from locals, says Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa.
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.
Mercy Makoma packed her bags and planned a return to Zimbabwe after the last camp offering migrants sanctuary from xenophobic attacks closed.
Socio-economic problems are the major cause of xenophobia in SA, says the United Nations' refugee agency.
People guilty of xenophobic attacks face harsh punishment, says Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa.
Government has improved its response to xenophobic violence even while claiming that it does not exist, says a researcher.
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".
Gauteng police say no violence was reported in Kya Sands informal settlement overnight, after 16 people were attacked earlier this week.
The ACDP has warned that xenophobic attacks will continue until the government found a solution to poverty and unemployment.
NGOs have launched what they described as a "national unity campaign" aimed at collecting a million signed pledges against xenophobia.
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.
Johannesburg emergency services say several people have been injured in apparent xenophobic attacks at Kya Sands.
Zimbabwe has set up temporary shelters for scores of its nationals leaving South Africa following threats of attacks on foreigners, an official says.
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.
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa continues to insist that violence in the Western Cape is "so-called" rather than actual xenophobia.
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.
The ANC calls on communities to name and shame those involved in attacks against foreigners.
The SA Small Business Forum says all "responsible" business formations should dissuade their members from involvement in xenophobia.
The Gauteng government was working with various communities to deal with renewed threats of possible xenophobic violence, Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has said.
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.
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.
The SA Institute of Race Relations says the environment of poverty and unemployment that led to the 2008 xenophobic attacks is "largely unchanged".
Police have been out in force in Western Cape townships amid claims that criminals are cashing in on fears of xenophobic attacks.
The Western Cape was calm during the day following an outbreak of xenophobic violence, a police spokesperson says.
The police and the army have been ordered to take "harsh" action to stamp out xenophobic threats after immigrants fearing violence sought refuge in several police stations.
Scores of foreigners have taken refuge at police stations around the Western Cape following looting and burning of township shops.
A foreign national has been shot dead and two others have been wounded in a shooting incident in Khayelitsha, Cape police say.