Helping Our Neighbours
Posted in Press Release, Refugee, xenophobia on Jul 27th, 2008
By Dadier M. Abdalah, Freelance Writer
Copyright@ displacedrefugeenet@yahoo.com
27th June 2008
A couple of weeks ago the world was alert that South Africa has been invaded by unfolding event, xenophobia. This event was so grim and news screened by every broadcast around every corner of the world was startling and rarely comforting. Mass killing, looting and burning of [...]
Posted in Press, Refugee, xenophobia on Jul 8th, 2008
By Dadier M. Abdalah, Freelance Writer
Copyright@displacedrefugeenet@yahoo.com
Monday 7th July 2008
The road towards unifying broken hearts and souls that once delivered hatred can only take stairs and not escalator. It is time-consuming challenge that takes a number of days or even years to re-establish love and implement social change. It only requires fresh strategies to reach to [...]
Posted in xenophobia on Jun 19th, 2008
My on-the-ground reports from camp residents are that (as at 16.00 today) nothing has been done today with regard to the threatened removal of the remaining tents at Loerie Park by the Council. Equally, there appears to have been no communication from officials as to what the plans are for the remaining residents.
Residents are [...]
Posted in xenophobia on Jun 19th, 2008
I am a volunteer at the Silverstroom camp and was wondering if you could direct me to any possible NGO’s who are prepared to donate money.
The Silverstroom camp was in dire need of a doctor, when a Malawian (refugee) doctor came forward. He is currently assisting the sisters daily (and on evening call) in the [...]
Posted in xenophobia on Jun 19th, 2008
Knysna camp to be closed Thursday 19 june
The remaining 13 residents in Loerie Park camp were advised today that the last remaining tents will be removed tomorrow.
As far as it has been possible to establish from the various and conflicting (telephone) accounts of municipal officials, residents of the camps, and civil society actors, Knysna Municipality [...]
Posted in Press Release, xenophobia on Jun 19th, 2008
The recent violence against non-South Africans across the country is not a new phenomenon nor is it likely to end with deaths that shocked South Africa in May. The violence is but the most recent episode in a long history of the exclusion and marginalisation of foreign nationals in South Africa. That was the central [...]
Posted in UCT, xenophobia on Jun 18th, 2008
By Zimitri ErasmusI empathise with victims of South Africans’ xenophobic violence over the past decade and, in particular, the past weeks, and with everyone in SA who is from elsewhere on the continent. This is no balm for the wounds that fellow citizens have inflicted on men, women, children and infants who have sought refuge [...]
Posted in xenophobia on Jun 5th, 2008
By Lavern de Vries Cape Town
Du Noon, the spark that lit the powder keg of xenophobic attacks across the Western Cape, on Monday reached out to the hundreds of immigrants driven out almost two weeks ago by violent acts and looting.
Led by a team of independent negotiators delegated by the premier’s [...]
Posted in xenophobia on Jun 2nd, 2008
WESTERN CAPE CIVIL SOCIETY COALITION AGAINST XENOPHOBIA
LEGAL RIGHTS INFORMATION FOR ALL DISPLACED PERSONS IN THE WESTERN CAPE
If you are in a shelter or a safe place you have the right not to be forcibly moved to a camp or anywhere else against your will. Call the numbers below if anyone tries to move you against [...]
Posted in Refugee, xenophobia on Jun 2nd, 2008
By Dadier M. Abdalah & Ephraim zuva
Copyright@displacedrefugeenet@yahoo.com
2nd June 2008
Thousands of foreign nationals, joined by local societies and individuals have roamed in Cape Town’s streets yesterday as they marched towards parliament against xenophobia that has recently wrecked them out of shanty towns.
Xenophobic attacks over black foreigners in South Africa started on 11th last month in Alexandra [...]