Anthony Felix, popularly known as Tkinzy, has released “Stranger of Braamfontein”, a song which shines light on how the foreign nationals are being treated in South Africa through the means of Xenophobia and racial injustice. Inspired by Onyeka Nwelue’s crime…
Xenophobia: MTN appreciates trade partners in Owerri
In keeping with its pledge to compensate trade partners affected by the 2019 xenophobia reprisal attacks in Lagos and other cities, leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) company, MTN Nigeria, was in Owerri, Imo State on January 22, 2020, to…
Xenophobic attacks: Nigerians boycott trips to South Africa (Punch)
There are strong indications that many Nigerians have been shunning trips to South Africa in the last two weeks. The PUNCH gathered on Thursday that since the latest xenophobic attacks on Nigerians by South Africans, many travellers had been boycotting …
Ex-foreign affairs minister wants Nigeria to sue South Africa over xenophobic attacks (Guardian)
Former minister of foreign affairs Professor Bolaji Akinyemi Sunday called on the Nigerian Government to drag South Africa to the International Criminal Court of Justice over the xenophobic attacks that claimed lives and property of some Nigerians. Akinyemi, in a…
Xenophobia in SA reminds me of Zara, another place, time and pain (2)
To kill a human being is one of the hardest things to do and I have done it before. In war, which is what our adventure in Sierra Leone quickly transformed to, it was either that or I wouldn’t have…
Xenophobia in South Africa leaves question mark on efficacy of Truth & Reconciliation Commission – Magnus Onyibe
We are all aware of former USA First Lady Michelle Obama‘s famous phrase — “When they go low, we go high” — because it has become something of a slogan for exercising restraint in the face of frustration. Owing to…
Panic over fresh xenophobic protests as malls’ closure lingers (Guardian)
There were fears yesterday that the simmering cold relationship between Nigeria and South Africa leading to the closure of some South African-owned businesses in Lagos State and other parts of the country could worsen with the resurgence of xenophobic protests…
Xenophobia forced me out of Lucky Dube’s band as lead vocalist – Nigerian reggae star, Ben Priest
While the average South Africans on the street may be accused of xenophobia on the basis of ignorance, it actually runs deep amongst the elites according to a revelation by Ben Priest, the Nigerian-born lead vocalist of The Lucky Dube…
Xenophobia in South Africa reminds me of Zara, another place, time and pain
If you have never experienced violence far away from your comfort zone, you will most likely dismiss what is going on in South Africa at the moment. But I have and I can tell you for free that it is…
Xenophobia: Don’t add insult to our grief, Reps warn South Africa (Punch)
The House of Representatives has warned South Africa against “adding insult to our (Nigeria’s) grief” by alleging that Nigerians in the country were criminals. The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, at a press conference in Abuja on Friday, dismissed the claim by…