MADRID, Jul 18 (IPS) – South Africa, the home land of the late giant fighter against Apartheid, racism and discrimination – Nelson Mandela “Mandiba”, is already ‘on the precipice of explosive xenophobic violence’ against migrants, refugees, asylum seekers – and even citizens perceived as outsiders.
Read the full story, “Xenophobia in Mandibas Land: Too BlackOr Just Too Poor?”, on globalissues.org →

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