Xenophobia – Zabalaza for Socialism

Worsening Violence as the Election Comes Closer

Abahlali baseMjondolo29 October 2026

Our country is one of the most violent in the world, worse than some war zones. The rate of violence against women and the rate of murders committed by young men against other young men are among the highest in the world. There is violence in the home and in communities, violence from ordinary people, […]

RICHARD PITHOUSE: What happens in Durban doesn’t stay in Durban

Richard Pithouse15 October 2026

Political project being built in the city is a direct challenge to constitutional democracy In 1983, two signal events set the stage for the drama that unfolded over the next decade. On August 20, the United Democratic Front (UDF) was formed in Cape Town, inaugurating a period of mass struggle that, along with the trade […]

SABC Apologised. The Platforms Never Have To

Michael Markovitz28 September 2026

A ruling in South Africa last week shows what voluntary media accountability looks like. No such thing exists for large digital platforms. A South African national radio station has been ordered to apologise on air for broadcasting a string of false claims about foreign nationals that it never bothered to challenge. That happened because one […]

More than 200 Refugees Now Sheltering in Stella Park

Refugee Community Che Guevara Road Camp Durban17 September 2026

Today around half of the refugees who had been living on Che Guevara Road since 22 May boarded buses to travel to Lindela, the notorious prison used to hold undocumented migrants prior to deportation. They have been given no clarity at all on what their future will now hold, or on what, if any, plans […]

PRESS STATEMENT – Siyafana Sonke Action Campaign

Siyafana Sonke Campaign10 September 2026

For further comment, contact: Yeshelen Govender – 083 417 4983 Lubna Nadvi – 083 786 4918 SIYAFANA SONKE ACTION CAMPAIGN | siyafanasonkeaction@gmail.com

March and March Plan to Attack Refugees Again on Thursday

Refugee Community Che Guevara Road Camp Durban9 September 2026

Last Thursday March and March attacked us – all documented refugees – who have been forced to live on Che Guevara Road since 22 May. We spent the whole winter living outside on the road after being forced from our homes and having our businesses seized or destroyed by fascist mobs. Two of us have […]

Violence at Che Guevara Road: March and March and eThekwini Municipality must account for Section 4 permits on 3rd and 4th September 2026

Siyafana Sonke Campaign7 September 2026

On the 3rd of September 2026, members of the March and March movement crossed Che Guevara Road in Umbilo, Durban, and directly confronted a community of documented refugees and asylum seekers who have been sheltering on the pavement outside the Department of Home Affairs Refugee Reception Office for approximately three months. What followed was hours […]

From xenophobia to authoritarian politics

Koketso Moeti31 August 2026

This year marks 50 years since the 1976 youth uprising, a turning point in South Africa’s struggle against apartheid. While triggered by the introduction of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in schools, it would result in the creation of a new social force that birthed new movements of resistance and emancipatory politics. The anniversary serves as […]

Is Afrophobia a simplistic framing?

Socialist Voice Newsletter of the Marxist Group of Namibia18 August 2026

A left-wing view does not say xenophobia in South Africa is “naturally” Africanist or that “black” people are inherently united. It says xenophobia is a product of racial capitalism, township political economy, state rhetoric, and social fragmentation — and its racialised pattern of targets reflects material conditions, not essential identities. The term “Afrophobia” is analytically […]

The Politics of Division Has Entered Our Homes

Luke Sinwell15 July 2026

According to community reports, a woman was raped during an apparent housebreaking in Thembelihle this past weekend. A criminal case has been opened and the survivor received medical attention. This is not only the story of a terrible crime. It is a warning about the direction in which our communities are being pushed. Too often, […]

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