Despite regular incidents of anti-migrant violence, peaceful and mutually beneficial relationships between South Africans and migrants can and do exist.
Protesters march down a street in Durban, South Africa, in April, demanding an end to illegal migration.
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Ending violence against foreigners can only happen by first recognising – and addressing – the hazards of South Africa’s crumbling system of indirect rule.
Cardiff Philharmonic came under fire for removing the Russian composer Tchaikovsky from its performance schedule, in response to the Ukraine war.
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Social scientists find that using geography-related names or racialized framing around the coronavirus in even one news story can trigger racist stereotypes and biases.
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa
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A strategic partnership that is mutually rewarding and beneficial between Nigeria and South Africa should be the aim of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to Nigeria.
There are many ongoing silences and erasures around anti-Muslim hate and violence in education systems.
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Nada Aoudeh, York University, Canada and Muna Saleh, Concordia University of Edmonton
Tackling Islamophobia as a form of racism even when Muslims aren’t visible is key.
Inkatha leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi, former South African President FW de Klerk and Nelson Mandela after signing a peace pledge ahead of the first democratic elections in 1994.
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This history covers twelve decades, from the surrender of Boer guerrillas in the Second Anglo-Boer War in 1902 to the July 2021 looting spree and violence.
Members of the LGBT community attending the annual Gay Pride march in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2017.
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The author set out to understand how the faith of displaced LGBT people in South Africa has evolved over time, and how religion has shaped their experiences of displacement.
South Africans queue to vote in the 2021 local government elections in Centurion, Tshwane, Pretoria.
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Researchers say educators told them that immigrant students are sometimes made to believe they will be deported. Why? One reason is educators didn’t want them to drag down their school’s test scores.
Parents of abducted students of Bethel Baptist High School wail in Kaduna, Nigeria.
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Tim Glawion, German Institute of Global and Area Studies
Ce n’est qu’en accordant la priorité aux aspects civils de la gouvernance, tels que l'éducation et la santé, que l'État sera protégé des rébellions susceptibles de remettre en cause son pouvoir.
A Russian armoured personnel carrier on the streets of Bangui.
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Tim Glawion, German Institute of Global and Area Studies
Only an emphasis on civilian aspects of rule, such as education and health, can shield the state from rebellions that challenge state power in the future.
Mural of England player Marcus Rashford with messages of support plastered over racist abuse following Euros 2020.
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An uncomfortable reality is that looting is perceived by the looters to be socially acceptable and is often encouraged and endorsed within social and community networks.
Kenya and South Africa have a high exposure to disinformation.
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