Violence and Xenophobia in South Africa

Violence and Xenophobia in South Africa: Developing Consensus, Moving to Action is a report on the outbreak of xenophobic violence in South Africa in May 2008. The report is based on a roundtable hosted in June 2008 in Pretoria that was attended by around 50 key stakeholders from government, civil society and from affected communities. It isthe result of a partnership between the Democracy and Governance (D&G) research programme of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and the British High Commission of South Africa. One of the recommendations the report makes that while housing is an important trigger of frustration and violence, there is a need for the progressive realisation of socio-economic rights including getting rid of the bucket system and expanding sanitation and access to clean water.

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