It seems there are multiple reasons as to why there is so much anger towards our fellow Africans in this country, but here’s one I haven’t heard before.
Donald Trump, multibillionaire and owner of the worst toupee in history, took to Twitter to inform us of his lowly opinion of our country. Cue the reactionary attacks.
Now in a world where ISIS beheadings are a daily occurrence it takes something pretty special to grab CNN’s front page. Looks like we have done it.
South African business across the continent are feeling the backlash of our xenophobic attacks. Even the big guys like Sasol, Shoprite and MTN are coming under fire.
The finger-pointing regarding the xenophobic attacks extended into parliament when Julius took his opportunity to lay into JZ and his family.
We’ve seen the pictures but what happens inside an angry mob waiting to follow their king’s orders and attack foreigners? Some very brave reporters found out.
South Africa is in the spotlight and it’s not a good one – we have the whole African continent on the verge of ganging up against us because of a few pig-headed individuals.
Zapiro, the guy who pens the pictures that speak a thousand words. His latest cartoon regarding that Zulu king seems to hit the nail on the head.
This weekend brought yet more videos and images of attacks on foreigners. One story in particular grabbed the national headlines, with the graphic images difficult to look at.
Ranjeni Munusamy from the Daily Maverick gives us a thoroughly thought-provoking piece on xenophobia and the real state of our nation.
It’s good and well sending out tweets with the hashtag #saynotoxenophobia, but will that really bring King Goodwill Zwelithini to task? This might do the job.
Amidst claims that the Zulu leader was misquoted and misinterpreted by the media some folks sat down and translated his infamous speech at Pongola last month. It ain’t pretty.
As we watch the violence escalate across the country many of us are asking where it all went wrong. Here’s an expert’s take on the matter.