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 20, 2026

JOINT STATEMENT: Civil Organisations condemn the recent wave of xenophobia

JOINT STATEMENT: Equal Education Law Centre, Equal Education, Children’s Institute, SECTION27, Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia, and Lawyers for Human Rights condemn the recent wave of xenophobia
May 19, 2026

KAAX Condemns Police Response to Refugees Seeking Safety in eThekwini

MEDIA STATEMENT Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia (KAAX) is deeply alarmed by the unfolding situation ineThekwini, where refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants have been forced to flee […]
March 24, 2026

Settlement Reached to Ensure Unhindered Access to Yeoville and Rosettenville Clinics

A coalition of civil society organisations; the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Southern Africa, and Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia (KAAX), represented by SECTION27 […]
January 8, 2026

KAAX Condemns ANC Youth League President’s Incitement to Violence and Distortion of Facts

Date: 8 January 2026For Immediate Release Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia (KAAX) condemns in the strongest terms the reckless and dangerous statements made by ANC Youth League […]