July 17, 2026

The Western Cape Coalition Against Xenophobia urges SAPS to stop illegal detentions of Africans migrants and asylum seekers

PRESS RELEASE Extra-judicial detention is a tool of fascism. SAPS has been setting targets per police station forarrests of migrants in W.Cape, and detaining documented migrants. […]
July 4, 2026

KOPANANG AFRICA AGAINST XENOPHOBIA (KAAX) STATEMENT ON THE UNFOLDING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS AT THE MALAWI CONSULATE IN JOHANNESBURG

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia (KAAX) is deeply alarmed by the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe unfolding at the Malawi Consulate in Johannesburg and the continued […]
June 29, 2026

JMPD’S BIASED MARCH APPROVALS REVEAL DOUBLE STANDARDS WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR TREATMENT OF XENOPHOBIC, ANTI-MIGRANT GROUPS

Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia (KAAX) views with serious concern the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department’s (JMPD) agreement for March & March (along with its various allied organisations) […]
June 22, 2026

State Failure Leaves Hundreds of Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers Exposed to Xenophobic Violence, Displacement and Humanitarian Crises

PRESS STATEMENT | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia (KAAX) expresses its profound concern over the escalating humanitarian crises facing migrants, refugees and asylum seekers […]
June 8, 2026

Ramaphosa’s Migration Contradiction: Acknowledging Xenophobia While Feeding the Myth

In this opinion piece on Daily Maverick, we examine what we describe as a contradiction in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s approach to migration. While condemning xenophobia, vigilantism, […]
May 25, 2026

Historical Amnesia and the Erasure of Migrant Labour in South Africa’s Development

In 1884, at the Berlin Conference convened under Otto von Bismarck, European powers partitioned Africa into territorial units that bore little relation to its social, political, […]
May 25, 2026

“Statement of outrage against the weaponisation of xenophobia and the brutal and unlawful treatment of migrants, including refugees and asylum seekers”

JOINT PRESS STATEMENT | IMMEDIATE RELEASE 25 MAY 2026 “Statement of outrage against the weaponisation of xenophobia and the brutal and unlawful treatment of migrants, including […]