The 2015 xenophobic attacks are a fresh reminder of anti-immigrant sentiments in South
Africa. Since the 2008 xenophobic violence in the country, there has been a growing …

Since 1994 when South Africa emerged from the doldrums of apartheid isolation, there has
been much contention about the hegemonic profile of South Africa as well as its Nigerian …

In 2008, more than 60 foreigners were killed during xenophobic attacks in South Africa. As if
that was not enough, the same act was repeated in 2015 when seven people were killed …

A major requirement for regional power status is the location and deployment of soft power
attributes which may range from culture, political ideology, diplomacy, to sporting …

Literature on the substance and ideational value of soft power is not in short supply. In
Africa, although these studies are only beginning to emerge, many aspects of possible soft …

The increasing relevance given to soft power by Western and Chinese academics and more
importantly their public officials has prompted some African scholars to examine the utility of …

West African borderlands still depict free labour migration that weaves a complex grid of
relations and inter-dependences over the 'artificial'borders inherited from colonialism …

The African fictive landscape has been occupied with the subject of self-Other boundary in
the context of xenophobia, geopolitics, racist tradition and migration, yet the topic has …

ABSTRACT A large number of people enter the South African borders legally and illegally
from Zimbabwe in pursuit of secure, better living conditions. Amongst those people are …

Xenophobia is a ubiquitous oppression and the South African case is increasingly becoming
a recurrent topic in the 21st century as the phenomenon has potentials of tearing-apart …