Xenophobia attacks and africa’s regional integration .Acase of South africa’s xenophobia attacks from 2000-2015

ABSTRACT

TheissueofxenophobiaattacksinSouthAfricahasbecomeaproblematicphenomenoninthe

AfricancontinentwiththecasesofZambiaandSouthAfrica.Thisxenophobictendenceisbased

onprejudiceandhatreddirectedtowardsforeignnationalsspecificallyblackAfricanswhoare

deemedbythenativegroupsaspersistentthreatstotheirentitlementslikeemploymentsecurity,

accommodation,resourcedistributionandothervariousopportunitieswithinthepolitical,

economic,socio-culturalandtechnologicalpremisesjusttomentionthesefew.Assuch,the

purposeofthisresearchworkwastoestablishthebackgroundofthephenomenonofxenophobia

anditsrelatedviolenceintheSouthAfricancontext,whatrippleeffectsitsbringsaboutin

variouslevelsofthesocietyandhowitinturnaffectstheideaofAfrica'sregionalintegrationin

bi-lateralandmulti-lateralstateinteractionplatforms.Itwasalsodweltuponthatregional

integrationisafeasiblealternativetobringaboutthemuchneededdevelopmentinacollective

effortandoutcomebasis.Variousschoolsofthoughtsupportthisnotionastheygenerallyagree

thatAfricanstatesaregenerallyweakandvulnerablethereforetheyshouldachieveunityof

purposetoensureforcollectivedevelopmentaswellasestablishingsovereigntyandsecurity

from externalinterventionexercisesbysuperpowersintheinternationalarena.Various

conclusionshavebeenreachedfrominformationgatheredduringtheresearchastotheopinions,

viewsandcommentsfrom respondentsthatwereconsultedandfurtherrecommendationswere

providedastowhatmorethatcanbedonetomitigatetheproblemofxenophobicattackswhich

wouldconsequentlyensureforthesuccessfulrealisationofthevariouseffortstowardsregional

integrationontheAfricancontinen

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APA

, K (2021). Xenophobia attacks and africa’s regional integration .Acase of South africa’s xenophobia attacks from 2000-2015. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/xenophobia-attacks-and-africa-s-regional-integration-acase-of-south-africa-s-xenophobia-attacks-from-2000-2015

MLA 8th

, KUDZAISAYA "Xenophobia attacks and africa’s regional integration .Acase of South africa’s xenophobia attacks from 2000-2015" Afribary. Afribary, 09 May. 2021, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/xenophobia-attacks-and-africa-s-regional-integration-acase-of-south-africa-s-xenophobia-attacks-from-2000-2015. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

MLA7

, KUDZAISAYA . "Xenophobia attacks and africa’s regional integration .Acase of South africa’s xenophobia attacks from 2000-2015". Afribary, Afribary, 09 May. 2021. Web. 21 Nov. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/xenophobia-attacks-and-africa-s-regional-integration-acase-of-south-africa-s-xenophobia-attacks-from-2000-2015 >.

Chicago

, KUDZAISAYA . "Xenophobia attacks and africa’s regional integration .Acase of South africa’s xenophobia attacks from 2000-2015" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 21, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/xenophobia-attacks-and-africa-s-regional-integration-acase-of-south-africa-s-xenophobia-attacks-from-2000-2015