The World Cup, South Africa and xenophobia (yes, xenophobia again!)

Apparently the World Cup is scheduled to be held in South Africa in 2010 and everyone is freaking out about what impact the “xenophobic” unrest (violence!) of recent months will have on the games and the hoped-for economic boom tourists might bring.   This is an overly long article from a publication of the Namibian government in … Continue reading The World Cup, South Africa and xenophobia (yes, xenophobia again!)

Xenophobia, Xenophobia, Xenophobia! That is all you hear in South Africa

This is an update from the so-called Rainbow Nation of South Africa.   You know the country that got rid of Apartheid, ushered in a new (Black) government and opened wide its borders.   After poor black South Africans attacked black immigrants in rioting that spread throughout the country last May, everyone is scratching their heads (bottoms too?) and … Continue reading Xenophobia, Xenophobia, Xenophobia! That is all you hear in South Africa

Myth of South Africa as Beacon of Hope for African Migrants Eroded Further Yesterday

I reported here just a few days ago that hundreds of Africans were camped in front of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees office in Pretoria demanding to be resettled in the West after experiencing xenophobic hatred from black South Africans. Additionally, I reminded US readers that we are taking some of those migrants to … Continue reading Myth of South Africa as Beacon of Hope for African Migrants Eroded Further Yesterday

Ho hum! Rainbow Nation Myth Implodes! More Xenophobic Attacks by South African Blacks

One of the reasons I am glad to be back with a functioning Refugee Resettlement Watch blog is that I can continue to post on some subjects that have long interested me and this is one: South Africa, the “Rainbow Nation,” so celebrated by communists and the international Left, has been busy demonstrating the tribal … Continue reading Ho hum! Rainbow Nation Myth Implodes! More Xenophobic Attacks by South African Blacks

South Africa: Blacks attack black migrants as “xenophobic” violence returns

It probably never went away, but several news accounts of recent days suggests the attacks on immigrants to the “Rainbow Nation” have picked up lately.   We have chronicled (see my archive here) the fact that South Africa’s black citizens are not welcoming to their fellow black Africans (they didn’t get the Nelson Mandela message … Continue reading South Africa: Blacks attack black migrants as “xenophobic” violence returns