Revisiting African Humanism: Xenophobia

History reminds us that xenophobia is not an entirely South African problem. Indeed, across Africa, it has been used as a policy instrument by governments, time and time again. Earlier this year, in September, there was a wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa on Africans from other countries. Businesses owned by Nigerians, Zimbabweans, and other African nationals were burned, destroyed, and looted. These unfortunate events did not end in South Africa but led to reprisal attacks in

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