A South African hospital has refused to discharge a 10-month-old Zimbabwean boy over an unsettled bill of more than R7 000.The boy underwent a neck lump operation at the Louis Trichardt Memorial Hospital where he was admitted on February 7 this year. The operation was performed on February 9, and he was supposed to be […]
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A member of the newly deployed South African Border Guard shot and killed a Zimbabwean man at Beitbridge Border Post this morning.The Zimbabwean man was reportedly shot for reprimanding the Border Guards from assaulting an old woman who was picking up empty cans and plastic containers for recycling. The incident occured at around 4 am. […]
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By Senior Reporter Lukalo, Limpopo Province, South Africa – In a shocking turn of events, residents of Lukalo, a remote village outside of Thohoyandou, went door-to-door hunting down and chasing out Zimbabwean nationals. Despite the rainy weather, the residents were determined to clean up their village of all foreign nationals. The xenophobic attack took place […]
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The Gauteng Department of Health (DOH) has been urged to open criminal cases against Operation Dudula for disrupting health services. The Collective Voices against Health Xenophobia, an organisation which represents around 30 civil society organisations, criticised Operation Dudula for “attacking” patients at Johannesburg’s Jeppe Clinic. This was in response to claims from earlier this week […]
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SOUTH Africa arguably boasts the highest standard of healthcare on the continent where everyone can access public healthcare. However, access to public facilities comes at a cost over around US$300 US dollars for some foreigners. Human rights organisations like Section27 and Lawyers for Human Rights have been receiving an influx of complaints from foreign nationals […]
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