By today, at least 15 people have been murdered in orchestrated attacks by groups of South Africans against immigrants in poor townships around Johannesburg. Two of these were burned to death. The victims are mainly Zimbabwean immigrants. News reports quote the attackers as saying the immigrants are "job stealers".
This is a modern, industrialised country, with one of the world's most progressive constitutions, that prides itself on inclusivity. South Africans champion such concepts as the "rainbow nation" and "the world in one country", and despite much resistance, held a much-heralded truth and reconciliation commission.
ck), only 42 of every 100 South Africans have

I saw the clips Flames of Hate. The next thing, a drop of tear fell off my face…
How on earth can I sleep at night when I have witnessed (or those who participated) in such an act?
humanity.

Violence against foreigners has intensified in South Africa, spreading from townships to the centre of Johannesburg. Over the weekend, angry mobs shot and

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) — Another foreigner has been killed in South Africa as a wave of xenophobic violence spreads across Johannesburg, bringing the weekend