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Xenophobia – One Year On

By 6000 | 6000 | May 11, 2009

One year after the wave of xenophobic attacks swept across South Africa, a quick revisit to some of the stories from last May and a look at where we are now. We, more than many other nations, should know better. We should know better because we have just emerged from more than three centuries of the horror [...]

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Bergvliet’s NIMBYs are a disgrace

By 6000 | 6000 | June 5, 2008

People all over the city are trying to help out (see DC’s blog) with the refugee crisis that has hit Cape Town since the xenophobic violence. However, it would seem that these fine examples of humanity and selflessness only go so far: The Methodist Church has accused some Bergvliet parents of “an exquisite form of [...]

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RIP Ernesto Nhamuave

By 6000 | 6000 | June 2, 2008

As this morning’s Cape Times reports, Ernesto Nhamuave – the “burning man” whose image brought the horror of the xenophobic violence in Johannesburg sharply and sickeningly to the attention of the world - has been laid to rest in his village of Vuca in Mozambique. Two weeks on from that violence and those images and the world has moved on [...]

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Sorry seems to be the hardest word

By 6000 | 6000 | May 24, 2008

Exactly what are our politicians up to while the well-documented violence against foreign nationals spreads to each and every corner of the country? President Thabo Mbeki has been widely criticised for his lack of prompt action when the attacks started in Alexandra last week (or earlier, according to some sources). And rightly so, I would [...]

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Now violence hits the Cape

By 6000 | 6000 | May 23, 2008

Not every comment makes it through the 6000 miles… vetting process. Nor does every email I receive get a reply. Some don’t deserve the time or effort and the delete button only takes one click. Despite the fact that this is my blog and I am fortunate enough to live in a country which allows [...]

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