December 2007 - page 2

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South Africa: The new apartheid [part3] SOUTH AFRICA: THE NEW APARTHEID The series began… (more) Added: December 12, 2007 SOUTH AFRICA: THE NEW APARTHEID The series began… (more) Added: December 12, 2007 SOUTH AFRICA: THE NEW APARTHEID The series began in South Africa where a huge rise in illegal immigration from Zimbabwe and other African states is behind an increase in racism and xenophobic violence. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy journeys from the Zimbabwean border to one of Johannesburg’s most dangerous quarters to investigate. Friday 13 October 2006 7.35pm Sunday 15 October 2006 4.35am (R) Reporter Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Director Robin Barnwell begin their film on the Zimbabwean border with a group of Zimbabweans as they begin a long journey to Johannesburg. The South African police stop them but let them go in exchange it is claimed, for a bribe, which the people smugglers claim is routine. The Zimbabweans say they are fleeing a collapsing state, where President Mugabe’s policies have driven the economy into crisis and where earning enough to feed their families is impossible. However, the South Africans blame them for a crime wave and accuse them of causing unemployment. White farmers in the Limpopo border region tell Unreported World that the immigrants are perpetrating brutal farm murders and poaching their game. The team films several farmers taking the law into their own hands by rounding them up, tying them together and handing them over to the police. It’s not just the farmers who believe these … From: Timechanging Views: 31749 33 ratings Time: 05:07 More in Entertainment

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FIFA World Cup Shopping – South Africa

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