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South African civil society groups unite against xenophobia

By Dorothy Mabelebele In a strong rejection of xenophobia and the targeting of migrants, a broad coalition of civic organisations, trade unions, faith groups and...

‘Xenophobic’ label silences communities battling poor services, crime and trafficking

By Zingisa Mkhuma South Africans are frequently labelled “xenophobic” or, more recently, “Afrophobic”. Yet many ordinary citizens reject these labels, arguing that they obscure legitimate...

SA’s migrant crisis requires a scientific understanding of an economy still shaped by apartheid

By Mxolisi Ncube Mxolisi Ncube responds to Zingisa Mkhuma’s commentary, praising her for capturing the frustration of many South Africans who believe the promise of...

A passport and nationality do not define a Muslim

Mufti Usamah Dockrat warns that calls for South African Muslims to abandon “foreign” Muslims reflect a dangerous nationalism that has no place in Islam....

22 South African Muslim groups reject June 30 shutdown over xenophobia and vigilantism fears

A coalition of 22 South African Muslim organisations has rejected the planned June 30 “national shutdown” against undocumented immigrants, warning that the campaign risks...

‘They are coming with empty hands’: Malawian returnees from SA face long road to recovery

Malawian authorities have described the plight of citizens returning from South Africa as “very dire”, warning that many families have arrived home traumatised, destitute...

Immigrants quietly sustain South Africa’s food system as hunger deepens

South Africa’s food crisis is often discussed in terms of rising prices, unemployment and mounting pressure on struggling households. Yet beneath these challenges lies...

Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma and Operation Dudula: Vigilantes or voices of South Africa’s poor?

As South Africa approaches 30 June, a date promoted by the civic movement March and March as a deadline for undocumented migrants to leave...

Exhausted Malawian families return home from SA facing hardship and uncertainty

Malawian nationals returning from South Africa are facing severe humanitarian challenges upon arrival home, with aid agencies describing a situation marked by exhaustion, loss...

Muslim doctors aid migrant mothers and newborns in Durban as xenophobia crisis deepens

As freezing winter temperatures grip Durban, women are giving birth inside overcrowded tents surrounded by thousands of displaced migrants who fled their homes in...

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