Xenophobia in South Africa : a human security perspective on African foreign nationals in Durban

Cinini, Samuel Fikiri; Singh, Balgobind Shanta

doi:10.31920/2056-5658/2019/v6n2a3

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“…Anyone can commit a crime regardless of their nationality, there are sentiments that foreigners are the criminals in the country at large. This view of foreigners as criminals does not happen in South Africa only, but also elsewhere in host countries and communities (Cinini and Balgobind, 2019).…”

Section: Hostility Between Communities and Immigrants In South Africamentioning

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“…The locals in South Africa see blacks from African continent as the only foreigners in their country simply because they are in the country to make a living and to seek asylum. The immigrants accept the little offer that they are given by the employers while in the country, hence the locals are not really impressed with that because they see this as stealing jobs and majority of South Africans believed that immigrants create unemployment and drain the country's economic resources (Matsinhe, 2011, Crush, Chikanda and Tawodzera, 2015, Cinini and Balgobind, 2019.…”

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Communities at war: Labelling perspective on hostility between communities and illicit immigrants in South Africa

Malatji

Rakubu

2023

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Despite all the migration policies implemented in South Africa and the world at large, the illicit immigrants continue to suffer in the hands of the host communities. This paper seek to address the challenges and experiences of illegal immigrants in South Africa and the hostility by the host communities. In this qualitative study, linguistic data was collected through the focus group discussions with illicit immigrants from different countries in the African continent as well as the blinded focus group with communities in Limpopo province. The aim of the study was to explore the hostile environment that the illicit immigrants find themselves in while in South Africa and the problem of integration with the host communities. Findings from this study revealed that the illicit immigrants continue to become a problem in the receiving communities, and this is because they are snatching job opportunities for the locals since they do not mind exercising cheap labour, that’s is why there is tension between them and the locals. Most employers prioritise employing illicit immigrants instead of the locals. Furthermore, the participants indicated that the immigrants continue to temper with job security in the host communities. The researcher conducted two focus group discussions, one consisted of illicit immigrants from different African countries like Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi and Burundi, and the other focus group with the locals as blind group discussion. This is conceptualized as fear or black-on-black hatred which is also famously known as Afrophobia

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Communities at war: Labelling perspective on hostility between communities and illicit immigrants in South Africa

Malatji

Rakubu

2023

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Beyond Xenophobia or Afrophobia: Strategies and Solutions

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Mujinga

2024

The Palgrave Handbook of Violence in Africa

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Reparations for Loss and Damage? The Cosmopolitan Right in the Context of the Coloniality of Climate

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International Political Theory

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Xenophobia in South Africa : a human security perspective on African foreign nationals in Durban

Cited by 11 publications

References 16 publications

Communities at war: Labelling perspective on hostility between communities and illicit immigrants in South Africa

Communities at war: Labelling perspective on hostility between communities and illicit immigrants in South Africa

Beyond Xenophobia or Afrophobia: Strategies and Solutions

Reparations for Loss and Damage? The Cosmopolitan Right in the Context of the Coloniality of Climate

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