Nigeria slams Cape Town cop brutality
Abuja - Nigeria on Thursday protested the “merciless beating” of one its nationals by South African police and demanded that the perpetrators be punished. Amateur video footage of two armed uniformed...
View ArticleSADC Leaders Commend S. Africa for Tackling Xenophobia
Sebastian Mhofu HARARE— South Africa drew praise Wednesday at a meeting of Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders over its handling of recent xenophobic violence in the country. At the...
View ArticleNigeria protests to South Africa over Cape Town beating
Nigeria has protested to South Africa about a "merciless attack" by police on one of its nationals in Cape Town, its foreign ministry has said. An amateur video on social...
View ArticleOver 6,000 Jobs On The Line In Nigeria As Xenophobic Attacks Continue In...
As xenophobic attacks continue in South Africa and Nigerians threaten to attack South African organisations in the country, MTN Nigeria has warned that any attempt to attack it or boycott its services...
View ArticleSouth Africa criticises Nigeria for recalling envoy
South Africa has criticised the Nigerian government over its decision to withdraw its ambassador from Pretoria after attacks on immigrants by mobs. The country's Department of International Cooperation...
View ArticleNigeria recalls envoy to South Africa over attacks on foreigners
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria recalled its ambassador to South Africa on Saturday in the latest sign of African countries' discontent at Pretoria's handling of attacks on immigrants. Acting High...
View ArticleDumelo Condemns Xenophobic Attacks In South Africa
Movie star, John Dumelo, has condemned the xenophobic attacks against Africans that have killed at least five people in South Africa. Many jobless South Africans, who...
View ArticleUnion Alleges Fresh Attack On Nigerians, Others in South Africa
[Guardian] Abuja -The Nigerian Union in South Africa has alleged renewal of xenophobic attack on foreign nationals, including Nigerians, in South Africa....
View ArticleSouth African military joins police to tamp down attacks on foreigners
JOHANNESBURG (Tribune News Service) — Security forces raided a men’s hostel outside Johannesburg as authorities deployed the South African military for the first time to crack down on recent violence...
View ArticleA Bright Side to South Africa’s Xenophobic Violence (Freedom House)
(Source: Freedom House) Every cloud has a silver lining. Last month's attacks on foreigners living in poorer areas of Durban, after xenophobic remarks by the Zulu king, were no different. The violence...
View ArticleSA says relations with Nigeria remain cordial
Related articles Xenophobia: SA companies operating in rest of Africa ‘may be at risk of reprisal attacks’ National departments getting better at paying invoices Johannesburg raids target foreigners In...
View ArticleXenophobia row exposes rivalry between South Africa and Nigeria
By Joe Brock and Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The recall of Nigeria's top diplomat after a spate of xenophobic attacks in South Africa follows several similar spats that expose the two...
View ArticleFootage of mob attack raises alarm in South Africa
A graphic video depicting a group of South Africans setting alight a group of bound young people, believed to be foreigners, after dousing them in fuel, has gone viral. Saturday's development comes on...
View ArticleSouth Africa's Soweto tense after 'xenophobic' attacks
Police have arrested at least 121 people in connection with violence and looting of foreign-owned stores in Soweto township in Johannesburg that resulted in the death of at least two teenagers ,...
View ArticleSouth Africa's Zuma Assures Foreigners Maximum Protection
Thuso Khumalo PRETORIA— After weeks of xenophobic violence in South Africa and multiple efforts to end it, South African President Jacob Zuma met with leaders of organizations representing foreigners...
View ArticleWhat's behind xenophobic attacks in South Africa?
(CNN)Shops looted and set ablaze. Terrified foreigners hiding in police stations and stadiums. Machete-wielding attackers hacking immigrants to death in major cities in South Africa. As attacks against...
View ArticleWe Will Invoke Laws To Frustrate South African Concerns In Nigeria If .
The House of Representatives yesterday asked President Goodluck Jonathan to recall Nigeria’s envoy to South Africa over xenophobic attacks on foreigners. The lawmakers also vowed to invoke relevant...
View ArticleSA companies in Africa warn of adverse effects of attacks
Related articles MPs sent home to face violence EDITORIAL: Risks to internal army deployment Xenophobia hits MTN, Sasol square on Violence demands World Cup-style ingenuity ‘Superiority’ of foreigners...
View ArticleMigration update: Programme of Ministers and Deputy Ministers (The Presidency...
(Source: The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa) 21 April 2015 Ministers and Deputy Ministers are engaged in an imbizo and outreach programme countrywide this week interacting with communities...
View ArticleAfrica’s Powerhouses Trade Barbs After S. Africa Xenophobic Attacks
Gillian Parker JOHANNESBURG— Nigeria and South Africa are no strangers to bilateral spats, ranging from the depiction of Nigerians in the film District 9 to “fake” yellow fever certificates. Now,...
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