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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Xenophobic violence"”.
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A Qualitative Review of the Recurrence of Xenophobic Violence and their Effects on South Africa's Role in International Diplomacy
The recurring xenophobic violence in South Africa has become a horrific problem that continues to affect the country's international diplomacy in the region and its international relations with other states. Migrants continue to encounter xenophobic violence almost every year, and a number of them …
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"Speaking with one voice": the Somali Retailers' Association - rights and xenophobia in Cape Town's townships
In the wake of extreme xenophobic violence, which swept South Africa in 2008, a group of Somali refugees resident in Cape Town formed the Somali Retailers’ Association (SRA) as a mutual support network made up of those who were targeted by xenophobes most: Somalis involved in informal sector trade …
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An assessment of the effects of xenophobia on social integration in Isiphingo, KwaZulu-Natal province
… country continues to experience high levels of violence against foreign nationals; particularly African foreign nationals. Former President of South Africa, the late Nelson Mandela, proclaimed the country as a rainbow nation, one which will accommodate people of different nationalities and …
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Between a Rock and a hard Place Exploring Xenophobia and Voluntary Refugee Repatriation in South Africa
… The protests erupted one month after a series of xenophobic incidents in several urban areas. While Pretoria protests dissolved quickly, the Cape Town sit-in protests were only cleared in early 2020. In both cities, protesters claimed that poor living conditions, a lack of access to services and a …
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Fear, dislike and hate : what constitutes xenophobia? : (an analysis of violence against foreigners in De Doorns, South Africa November, 2009)
This paper provides an analysis of xenophobic violence in South Africa. By examining the root of the term 'xenophobia' it is possible to show how the term has evolved to mean something entirely different in the present day. De Doorns, a small farming town in the Western Cape of South Africa is used …
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The influence of xenophobia on the social and psychological wellbeing of black non-South Africans in South Africa.
… order to provide relief to those affected by the violence. In a briefing of the diplomatic community by the Minister of Safety and Security in Pretoria in 2008, it was stated that there over 4,661 incidents and that 519 people had been arrested. The study sample comprised 69 research participants …
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Invisible labour: the role of institutionalised xenophobia in shaping the experiences of migrant domestic workers in South Africa
… conditions, and, in some cases, outright violence. This dissertation investigates how institutionalised xenophobia has contributed to the exploitation and marginalisation of migrant domestic workers in both apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa. Existing scholarship on xenophobia in …
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Far from home, safe from home?? An exploration into fear of crime within African refugees, asylum seekers and other vulnerable migrant groups living in Cape Town, South Africa
… 2008 and 2022, there have been instances of mass xenophobic violence directed at African migrants living in South Africa leading to the continual marginalisation of vulnerable groups such as refugees, asylum seekers and undocumented migrants. This marginalisation has in turn heightened their fear …