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Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi’s remarks that Israel is trying to undermine South Africa in retaliation for the “genocide” case has fuelled a narrative that somehow the Jewish State is behind the anti-illegal immigration protests. The allegation has...
Businesses, commuters, and security officials braced for a day of potential disruption as calls for nationwide protests circulated in the lead-up to 30 June. But as the day...
Amid xenophobia and threats to foreign nationals, an incident in Johannesburg’s northern suburbs has sparked alarm among residents. A domestic worker was allegedly detained by men in a police van...
“Every morning, when you wake up, you see a traumatising video telling people that they’re going to kill you before 30 June. When people say they’re going to kill you, you can’t sleep.” Those...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD), like many South African civil society and faith groups, is concerned about the worsening rhetoric and threats against foreign migrant communities. We have...
South Africa’s growing xenophobia crisis couldn’t have less to do with the Middle East, and yet the hatred on the streets is being blamed on the world’s only Jewish State. Conspiracy theories abound,...
Anarchy is a form of oppression. It curtails the freedoms of law-abiding citizens who must barricade themselves behind burglar bars and expensive security systems while criminals wield their illicit power. Like all forms of oppression, anarchy will also find resistance, which often erupts in the form of xenophobia, as we are...
On Sunday, 27 November, a cavalcade of military-type vehicles drove through a dead quiet Norwood strip, a scene reminiscent of a military coup. It was, in...
“Profound, humbling, and disturbing” was the description of Anglican priest Reverend Canon Peter Houston of the xenophobia dialogue Finding the Voices held at the Durban Holocaust...
The year 2016 heralded the resurgence of a political period of authoritarianism and nationalism in global mainstream politics. In 2016, Donald Trump became president of the...
Xenophobic sentiment has become pervasive in South Africa and all too often, what begins with inflammatory rhetoric leads to direct attacks against the targeted group. One...