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Joburg unites for anti-xenophobia soccer tournament

“Politicians should stop scapegoating immigrants and focus their energy on finding solutions to the country’s problems,” says activist

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Brief | 28 June 2026

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In photos: Displaced Zimbabweans moved to repatriation site in the rain

Families are fleeing South Africa as xenophobic tensions rise

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Photo Essay | 28 June 2026

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In photos: Immigrants stream to repatriation site in Durban

Struggling authorities are now trying to move people to a new makeshift repatriation site closer to the border in Musina, Limpopo

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Photo Essay | 28 June 2026

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Zimbabwean families stranded in Cape Town as cold front approaches

Fears of violence on 30 June drive hundreds from their homes

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Brief | 27 June 2026

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In photos: Pietermaritzburg’s pop-up repatriation camp

Authorities overwhelmed as immigrants are displaced across the province

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Photo Essay | 27 June 2026

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South Africans lose income as immigrants flee

“I keep asking myself, ‘Where is Ubuntu?’” says landlord

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Brief | 26 June 2026

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Vatsonga Machangani march against xenophobia

Tsonga-speaking South Africans say they are being harassed during protests over immigration

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Brief | 26 June 2026

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Man promised RDP home left to live for seven years in collapsing mud house

Only the foundation has been dug for Anele Dyosane’s house

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Brief | 26 June 2026

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Water tankers everywhere in Joburg, yet surprisingly hard to find

Johannesburg deploys dozens of tankers daily during outages. We tried to find them

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News | 26 June 2026

Elections 2026

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We are doing in depth reports on municipalities across the country ahead of the 2026 local elections.

Elections 2026

Photo Essays

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In photos: Registration for elections 2026 gets off to a slow start

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Immigrant families bused out of Overberg after xenophobic violence

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Charts

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Voter registration at 64%, four months before elections

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Constitutional Court is far too slow

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1 in 7 “vocational matric” students graduate on time. Why?

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Government spending has stagnated since covid

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Features

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The long road to the market for Lesotho’s wool farmers

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The mountain men behind Lesotho’s wool wealth

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Blaming immigrants for our problems is a fool’s game

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SANEF should do better than this

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