Prelims
Addressing Xenophobia in South Africa: Drivers, Responses and Lessons from the Durban Untold Stories
ISBN: 978-1-80262-480-9, eISBN: 978-1-80262-479-3
Publication date: 5 November 2021
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Ngcamu, B.S. and Mantzaris, E. (2021), "Prelims", Addressing Xenophobia in South Africa: Drivers, Responses and Lessons from the Durban Untold Stories, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. i-vii. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80262-479-320211011
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Copyright © 2022 Bethuel Sibongiseni Ngcamu and Evangelos Mantzaris
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Addressing Xenophobia in South Africa
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Addressing Xenophobia in South Africa: Drivers, Responses and Lessons from the Durban Untold Stories
BY
BETHUEL SIBONGISENI NGCAMU
Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
AND
EVANGELOS MANTZARIS
Mangosuthu University of Technology, South Africa
United Kingdom – North America – Japan – India – Malaysia – China
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Contents
List of Abbreviations | vi |
About the Authors | viii |
Introduction | 1 |
Chapter One: Localizing and Locating the Hidden Causes of Xenophobia and its Ramifications | 5 |
Chapter Two: Associating Xenophobia with Criminality: Is it a Fallacy? | 27 |
Chapter Three: Xenophobia, Media and the “Forgotten Dimensions” | 61 |
Chapter Four: Media Reporting of the 2015 Xenophobic Attacks in Durban | 83 |
Chapter Five: Biased and Falsified Reporting: The Government’s Perspectives | 109 |
Chapter Six: Inter- and Intra-governmental Response: Unreported Government Response Capabilities | 125 |
Chapter Seven: A Multi-Stakeholder Response on the 2015 Xenophobic Attacks: The Hidden Government Perspectives | 145 |
Chapter Eight: Managing Shelters for the Displaced | 165 |
Chapter Nine: Social Cohesion and Social Justice: Can They Solve Xenophobic Attacks? | 187 |
List of Abbreviations
ANC | African National Congress |
NGOs | Non-Governmental Organisations |
NATJOINTS | National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure |
PROVJOINTS | Provincial Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure |
ACCORD | African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes |
IDASA | Institute for Democracy in South Africa |
CSVR | Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation |
SWOP | Society Work and Development Institute |
CPF | Community Police Forum |
RDP | Reconstruction and Development Programme |
SANCO | South African National Civil Organisation |
SASCO | South African Students Congress |
SAMP | Southern African Migration Programme |
ACC | African Centre for Cities |
GCRO | Gauteng City-Region Observatory |
IDRC | International Development Research Centre. |
SAPS | South African Police |
WHO | World Health Organization |
UNHRC | United Nations Human Rights Commission |
UNOCHA | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
SADTU | South African Democratic Teachers Union |
MEC | Member of Executive Council |
IFP | Inkatha Freedom Party |
DMC | Disaster Management Centre |
KZN | KwaZulu-Natal |
SRG | Special Reference Group |
GoTG | Gift of the Givers |
MSF | Médecins Sans Frontières |
CAR | Central African Republic |
COGTA | Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
UCT | University of Cape Town |
SANDF | South African National Defence Force |
CCGs | Clinical Commissioning Group |
CBOs | Community Based Organisations |
POP | Public Order Policing |
NAP | National Action Plan |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
About the Authors
Bethuel Sibongiseni Ngcamu holds two PhDs in Education and Public Management. He started his career as a Geography Teacher in a secondary school and joined the eThekwini Municipality as a Consultant to the City Manager on Research and a Management Advisor where he managed a myriad of projects and conducted change management interventions. He has a vast experience in universities as a manager, consultant and an academic where he has taught and published a number of empirical studies in different disciplines. His specializations include knowledge management, service delivery, performance management, disaster management, organizational development in universities and xenophobia. He has published peer-reviewed journal articles, three book chapters and seven peer-reviewed conference papers. He has won various best researcher awards at different universities.
Evangelos Mantzaris, Professor, completed an Honours in Political Science, Economics and Sociology with distinction at Panteios University, Athens. He completed a Masters in Sociology and a PhD at the University of Cape Town, in South Africa. At present, he is a Retired Professor at the Mangosuthu University of Technology. Since 2012, he is a Senior Researcher and Extraordinary Professor at the Anti-Corruption Centre for Education and Research at the University of Stellenbosch. Before 2012, he was a Research Professor at Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT), a Director of Social Policy Programme at the University of Durban-Westville (UDW) and then the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), and a Researcher in the Sociology Department at UDW.
He has published eight full scale books in English and Greek, 30 peer-reviewed chapters in books (with four in press), over 80 journal articles, 12 peer-reviewed International Conference Proceedings, and has presented papers in over 70 national and international conferences.
He has completed 14 National Research Foundation, Human Science Research Council and university funded research reports, and over 30 technical reports for Provincial Government Departments, municipalities and NGOs.
He is a National Research Foundation Rated Researcher.
He has done research and completed reports on stokvels and banking, asset allocation in the stockbroker industry, interest rates and repercussion on the British pound, general and specialized funds, international fund allocation and unit trusts, liquidation and estates in the private sector.
- Prelims
- Introduction
- Chapter One: Localizing and Locating the Hidden Causes of Xenophobia and its Ramifications
- Chapter Two: Associating Xenophobia with Criminality: Is it a Fallacy?
- Chapter Three: Xenophobia, Media and the “Forgotten Dimensions”
- Chapter Four: Media Reporting of the 2015 Xenophobic Attacks in Durban
- Chapter Five: Biased and Falsified Reporting: The Government’s Perspectives
- Chapter Six: Inter- and Intra-Governmental Response: Unreported Government Response Capabilities
- Chapter Seven: A Multi-Stakeholder Response on the 2015 Xenophobic Attacks: The Hidden Government Perspectives
- Chapter Eight: Managing Shelters for the Displaced
- Chapter Nine: Social Cohesion and Social Justice: Can They Solve Xenophobic Attacks?