South African police officers at the scene of the burned building in Johannesburg.
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Inner city occupations and shack settlements alike are the inevitable consequence of the fact that huge populations of people have to get by without a living wage.
Former leader of the Democratic Alliance, Mmusi Maimane. The politics of race in the party ended his tenure.
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There is no moral equivalence between apartheid’s use of race categories and their continued use by the democratic government.
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The white liberal establishment, both inside and outside the Democratic Alliance, holds on to its race-blindness by distorting the South African idea of “non-racialism”.
A man challenges police during a protest in Eldorado Park, Johannesburg.
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To claim that protests are being organised suggests sinister motives. But all protest is organised. So are cake sales and shopping expeditions.
Women and children at a Red Cross camp for displaced victims of xenophobic violence in Johannesburg.
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The action plan offers no information about budgets, oversight, clear standards for measuring progress or accountability mechanisms.
Xenophobic attacks in South Africa have been a major concern for organisations working with migrants.
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Widespread concerns about the levels of immigration in South Africa make the issue appeal to voters across the economic and racial spectrum.
Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba, leads a campaign to clean up the city streets.
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Are different ways of governing emerging from South Africa’s cities governed by opposition coalitions?