Immigration
Xenophobia: what the government should have done - and can still do
State response to the covid emergency was much better
By Alan Hirsch
Opinion | 21 July 2026
Mandela Day: Capetonians take a stand against xenophobia
Nelson Mandela: “As Africans, especially as those who benefited from African solidarity, we cannot be unmoved by the plight of our brothers”
News | 18 July 2026
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
Six refugees beaten in xenophobic attack
African refugees working in salons around Durban’s Warwick Street Market were attacked and beaten by men with sticks. Two of them were hospitalised.
News | 16 July 2026
Community that lived decades in harmony shattered by anti-immigration vigilantes
Thembelihle informal settlement near Johannesburg was celebrated in 2008 for standing up against xenophobia, now people are fleeing
Text by Kimberly Mutandiro. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
Photo Essay | 16 July 2026
Children of immigrants forced to leave South African schools
Repatriation process interrupts schooling
By Thembi Siaga and Bernard Chiguvare
News | 16 July 2026
In photos: Hundreds of people still stranded outside Malawian consulate
A psychologist working with the MSF team identified people requiring mental health support due to trauma
Photo Essay | 14 July 2026
Zimbabwean families driven from their homes camp outside Limpopo police station
The Zim Consulate has arranged buses to take them to the Musina Repatriation Centre
By Thembi Siaga
Brief | 9 July 2026
More than 50,000 immigrants have fled SA
38,000 people have quit the country via Musina since the wave of xenophobia started
News | 8 July 2026