Xenophobia a factor of weak government
Getting to grips with Xenophobia requires understanding the facts rather than the fallacies that surround the evil. This call for an evidence-based response to Xenophobia was made by Ingrid Palmary of Witwatersrand University at a seminar of the Institute for Security Studies. After killing at least 20 people in 2008, Xenophobia flared up again in […]
Chaos at opening of SA parliament
The traditional decorum accompanying the opening of South Africa’s parliament was shattered when members of the left wing Economic Freedom Fighters, including their leader Julius Malema were forcibly removed from the chamber. Members of the opposition Democratic Alliance then walked out in protest against the presence of armed police in the House. The delivery of […]