President Ramaphosa announced that government will be prioritising border control, in the wake of the recent spate of xenophobic violence.

Ramaphosa has asked for the help of two former presidents of Tanzania and Mozambique to assist in delving into finding the root cause of xenophobia in South Africa.

Police Minister Bheki Cele said the issue of drugs and illicit activities needs to be singled out and dealt with decisively in order to combat xenophobia.

Herman Mashaba’s take on the xenophobic violence that has gripped Gauteng is certainly… less diplomatic… than what we’ve seen from elsewhere.

Nzimande warned that xenophobic violence will continue for as long as South Africa is force “to absorb what it is not able to absorb.”

The president has begun his truce mission by sending an envoy of government officials to apologise respectfully to African countries.

The president is hopeful that the three-person soecial envoy will assure South Africa’s partners on the continent that SA remains committed to pan-African principles in the wake of xenophobic violence..

Malema did not mince his disgust for locals who have been at the centre of targeted attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa.

The foreign nationals can finally return to their respective home countries after being in refuge in Katlehong for a week.

Around 600 Nigeria nationals will be leaving South Africa out of fear for their lives after the outbreak of xenophobic violence in the country.

South Africa has denied there has been an official evacuation call from the Nigerian government to its citizens in the Rainbow Nation.

Whatever point these protesters were trying to make, they have blood on their hands. The xenophobic protests have only served to facilitate murder.

Magashule touched on recent events that have destabilised the peace in South Africa.

The ANC have broken their silence on the second round of xenophobia-linked protests this week, and stood firmly by its own immigration policies.

A few feathers have been ruffled, after Naledi Pandor chose to blame apartheid as one of the factors behind a recent spate of xenophobic attacks in SA.

South African-born comedian Trevor Noah and Economic Freedom Fighter leader Julius Malema have had their differences in the past, but xenophobia isn’t one of those differences.

The xenophobia-inspired riots that have engulfed Johannesburg recently caused a significant amount of damage. And SAPS may be forced to take responsibility.

The decision comes after foreign nationals were subjected to violent xenophobic attacks in South Africa.

Some routes in Johannesburg have been backed up by heavy traffic for hours, on Monday.

As well as local businesses being looted, a mosque has also been targeted by a petrol-bomb in Johannesburg, as xenophobic violence returned on Sunday.

The government have issued a stern warning on Sunday afternoon, as they aim to get a grip on the xenophobia crisis sweeping across South Africa.

Not the scenes we wanted to see: Hundreds of frustrated locals have taken part in reportedly xenophobic looting, expressing their disdain for foreigners.

Following the recent spate of xenophobic violence, the City of Ekurhuleni has housed about 800 displaced people.

It’s been reported that a raid on illegal shebeens by the police has sparked a wave of xenophobic looting in the townships of Cape Town on Sunday.

Research suggests the number of people participating in anti-immigrant hate crimes for the first time is increasing in South Africa.