In the recent past, rioters caused chaos in Johannesburg, South Africa's commercial capital, torching vehicles and looting shops, many of which are owned by foreign nationals
The presence of xenophobic practices in South Africa’s higher learning institutions can be blamed on a lack of strong leadership in the universities, which has turned a blind eye on the vice by allowing expediency to prevail over merit. While nearly all public universities in the country presented and loudly proclaimed themselves as African training and research institutions, both in focus and leaning, academic xenophobia remained a hard-to-ignore reality, directed at expatriate black lecturers and researchers...
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Yes, xenophobia attacks are on the rise not in South Africa but across the globe. Ethnic nationalism and scarce resources could be some of the causes of the rising xenophobia attacks
Why hidden xenophobia breaks out
By using a survey technique that provides “permanent, absolute anonymity”, sociologist Mathew Creighton studies xenophobic opinions that people usually hide. His research prepared him for events that some others found shocking, such as the rise of anti-immigrant politician Geert Wilders in the Netherlands. “What’s the most anonymous act? It’s voting,” he notes. Anonymity is essential for democracy, but Creighton suggests that increased transparency should be incorporated in domains outside the ballot box, such as hiring. “The key check on rising xenophobia is to limit the options for the xenophobe to enjoy the cover of anonymity.”
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