2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (573+ words) Xenophobic unrest in South Africa has become a painful cost of doing business, executives warned, signalling that companies are bracing for prolonged instability in a country eager to draw fresh investment. Just over a week after mass protests froze parts…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (202+ words) The US has left more than 40 African nations without a Senate-confirmed ambassador, hampering Washington’s efforts to engage in security and diplomatic missions across the continent. Some 41 African countries currently lack a confirmed envoy, including Nigeria, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (451+ words) Anti-immigration protesters in South Africa escalated their campaign on Thursday, 9 July, when groups in Johannesburg’s Alexandra township broke down doors, entered homes, and forced suspected undocumented migrants into police vans. According to Reuters, demonstrators formed patrols and removed several foreigners…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (593+ words) By Colleen Goko and Kopano Gumbi JOHANNESBURG, July 10 (Reuters) – Frustrations over unemployment, crime and years of weak growth are driving South Africa’s anti-migrant protests. But economists warn that the departure of thousands of foreign workers could end up hurting the…...

3+ day, 29+ min ago  (1167+ words) Understand the nuances of free speech in a world of social credit scores and political correctness. Speak out and make a difference....

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (527+ words) South Africa is experiencing its most significant wave of anti-immigration demonstrations in nearly two decades as protests, sporadic violence, and growing public frustration over illegal immigration continue across several cities. Thousands of migrants from neighboring African countries have reportedly left…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (421+ words) JOHANNESBURG, July 9 (Reuters) – Groups of anti-immigration South Africans seized foreigners from their homes in Johannesburg on Thursday and handed them to police in a hardening of protests that have sown fear in communities and strained ties with ​some countries. In…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (217+ words) Liberal media outlets find themselves in a truly difficult position when looking at immigration in South Africa....

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (482+ words) Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo has come under scrutiny after an official ministry document listed his wife and daughter as members of a planned delegation to the United States, drawing questions from the Indonesian Ombudsman and the public over transparency…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (536+ words) Liberal media outlets find themselves in a truly difficult position when looking at immigration in South Africa. Black South Africans are supposedly victims — they are black and African, after all — but immigrants are victims, too. Where does that leave us…...