Author: Ihsaan Haffejee

Police fail to stop vigilantes from targeting immigrants in Alexandra

“I think these people want to kill us,” says Malawian street vendor.

Photo Essay | 17 July 2026

Thembelihle informal settlement near Johannesburg was celebrated in 2008 for standing up against xenophobia, now people are fleeing

Photo Essay | 16 July 2026

A psychologist working with the MSF team identified people requiring mental health support due to trauma

Photo Essay | 14 July 2026

SAPS made 900 arrests nationwide on Tuesday for offences including public violence, looting and crimes against immigrants

News | 2 July 2026

Struggling authorities are now trying to move people to a new makeshift repatriation site closer to the border in Musina, Limpopo

Photo Essay | 28 June 2026

Authorities overwhelmed as immigrants are displaced across the province

Photo Essay | 27 June 2026

Thembelihle residents struggle daily to get water, but they watch dozens of water tankers fill up and then drive past

News | 23 June 2026

Seth Mazibuko is part of a team heading the “1976 at 50” campaign to commemorate the day

Brief | 15 June 2026

Activists fear amendment bill will criminalise poor and landless people, and those who help them

Brief | 12 June 2026