The gruesome and graphic images/videos shown about xenophobia aren't related to events taking place or south Africa, don't believe everything you see.

Many gruesome online pics unrelated to current xenophobic violence in SA

http://africacheck.org/reports/many-gruesome-online-pics-unrelated-to-current-xenophobic-violence-in-sa/

Fake photos misrepresent xenophobic violence

http://ewn.co.za/2015/04/17/Fake-photos-misrepresenting-xenophobic-violence

Internet boasts false images of xenophobic violence in South Africa

http://observers.france24.com/content/20150417-south-africa-durban-immigrant-xenophobic-false-photo

and the top trending story the past week on the xenophobia.
FAKE


Fake story from linda's blog, even made FP on this forum

Graphic photo. A foreigner's child attacked in South Africa

[img]http://4.bp..com/-FCrWzGps8CE/VTIjCLCGEHI/AAAAAAAE_kE/HLFBzLrluGE/s280/1.jpg[/img]
www.lindaikeji..com/2015/04/graphic-photo-foreigners-child-attacked.html?m=1



the true story behind the picture.


stray rubber bullet hits child during service delivery protest

back in January, child is south african



http://www.dailysun.co.za/news/2015-02-02-rubber-bullet-did-this

People talking about ongoing attacks, what ongoing attacks?

The last reported attack was the Mozambican (all perpetrators arrested), happened last week Friday. Over 300 arrested.

Some people have long returned to their communities.

Only Nigerians are still talking about xenophobia, though none have been killed.

WHY?

See my other thread about the so called xenophobic video.

youths burnt alive in South africa-video shows vigilantism not xenophobia
https://www.nairaland.com/2268102/youths-burnt-alive-south-africa

the comment below explains why the xeno issue is still hot in Naija while everyone else has moved on, even the countries whose citizens were actually killed aren't as emotional about the issue as Nigeria seem to be. all because of fake news and images.

qoute is from 5 days ago, even today people believe attacks are still ongoing. SMH


"The situation in Durban had calmed down, but he was concerned about the Nigerians that were being repatriated, he wrote.

Nigerians were using social media to blow an already tense situation in South Africa out of proportion and stoking emotions.

This was why Nigerians maintained that their compatriots were being killed in South Africa daily, he said."

http://news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/SA-closes-consulate-in-Lagos-20150421

People still talking about ongoing attacks when the last one happened two weeks ago,

Nigerians are more outraged about the xeno killings where 4 foreigners died (the other 3 are southy) and 0 were Nigerians, yet nothing on social media about the 30 killed by Fulani heardsmen in Benue. SMH

Nigeria revelling in chance to settle scores

April 27, 2015 at 04:03pm

By Peter Fabricius

Nigeria is using the xenophobia outbreak as an opportunity to settle scores with its biggest rival on the continent, writes Peter Fabricius.

Johannesburg - Nigeria is clearly having a field day with the xenophobic violence. Its government, parliament, civil society, business community and media are all climbing on the bandwagon, calling for a boycott of South African companies, the indictment of Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for allegedly inciting Some Nigeria watchers think this is all an over-reaction. They say that some Nigerian media have been reporting that at least 10 Nigerians were killed. The truth, evidently, is that two were injured and treated and some businesses were attacked and destroyed.

“They are just happy to have a stick to beat us with,” one observer said, noting also, with some disgust, that the Nigerians were carrying on as though this was all about them – ignoring the other nationals who have suffered far worse.

Clearly the Nigerians are revelling in the opportunity to settle scores with their chief rival on the continent, a rival, it must be added, also in arrogance and condescension. None of this should be taken to suggest that the South African government, Zwelithini and indeed South Africans as a whole don’t deserve to be lashed. The government ignored loud warnings from the African Peer Review Panel before the huge eruption of xenophobia which killed over 60 people in 2008. And didn’t get the message even then.

This time we are seeing a dim dawning of realisation of the true nature of the problem and of a sense of responsibility for addressing it – though not without considerable residual denialism. Some in the government are still blaming criminals, the media – or even more astoundingly, conspirators deliberately trying to sabotage the government.

Those countries whose nationals have suffered are, of course, perfectly justified in feeling outraged. One can imagine how incensed we would be if South Africans were killed in their countries, simply for being foreign. But these countries also need to acknowledge one important socio-economic fact; xenophobia is happening here and not there – because we are uniquely experiencing a vast flood of illegal immigration.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s criticism is particularly hypocritical since it is his gross mismanagement of his own country which has propelled so many of his desperate people south.

In the end though, the outrage being expressed may jolt the country at last into acknowledging xenophobia by showing us the price. Relations with Africa have been harmed and the insincerity of making the continent our top foreign policy priority has been exposed. Some African leaders may even boycott the AU summit here in June. South Africa’s vast commerce with the continent has been threatened and tourism has also been jeopardised.

The government should involve all the countries whose nationals have been victims of xenophobia in the imbizo that it ought to be leading about how to solve this extremely difficult problem. That would show necessary respect. But it would also provide an opportunity also to discuss what they should be doing to make their countries more hospitable to their own people.

President Jacob Zuma’s government should also draw another important lesson from this ugly episode – humility. South Africans may not be quite the nasty ogres we are being portrayed as in places like Nigeria right now. But nor are we saints. Professing Afrophilia does not by itself prevent Afrophobia. Given the right – or wrong –conditions, we can and will do appalling things. The government must change those conditions and educate their people, not keep pretending they are simply incapable of such evil.

*Fabricius is Independent Media’s Foreign Editor.

True some of the pictures online meant to show to the world what was happening in South Africa recently were erroneous. And yes the situation is a bit exaggerated but I believe it was good any way since it got your government on the hot seat. They were hitherto indifferent to the dangers foreigners were facing. Little effort was put up to control the madness your wicked scabengos were visiting on foreigners. It even appeared your policemen were in support of those crimes as some pictures revealed looting and arson persisted in their presence. For your information more than 20 people were killed in this xenophobic attacks. Your media mentioned 8 but that was just damage control. A Congolese known to me was burnt alive at the earlier stage of this ugly debacle. Don't try to divert the present attention from your govt who toyed with it at the inception.
Now in all fairness the govt has now understood the implication of their apathy as other African countries rose up in condemnation of such barbaric acts. Presently the situation is calm and security is very tight. Serious campaign against xenophobia is in full gear now as media organizations trade unions and associations make jingles in its condemnation. Nigerians should tone down as the message of tolerance is being preached all over.
And for the OP there's no scores to be settled between the two strongholds of Africa. Its just the lack of proper information that informed the numerous response of our people and also the little exaggeration of the media. If it served the purpose of waking your government to her duties then I am satisfied.

XENOPHOBIA: WE ARE ALL GUILTY
In the wake of present unrest in South Africa, I initially thought “…This has never happened before on African soil”… But I was wrong, looking back to the vivid memory of my childhood when “Ghana-must-go" became an household name.
Back to the history lane, in the 1970s Ghana was facing serious economic hardship occasioned by poor leadership and wide spread corruption, same time Nigeria had an oil boom, our economy was flourishing. Citizens of many West African countries, mostly Ghanians flocked into Nigeria looking for greener pastures. However, in the early 1980s the oil boom subsided which resulted into an economic downtown in Nigeria due to persistent drop in the prices of crude oil. The then-Nigerian government decided Ghanians and other African migrants had overstayed their welcome, blaming the aliens for then-economic woes, this led to expulsion order of 1983 that saw about 700,000 (if not a million) Ghanians and other migrants returned to their countries.

http://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/05/world/expelled-foreigners-pouring-out-of-nigeria-by-the-associated-press.html

http://afrrevjo.net/journals/multidiscipline/Vol_7_no_3_art_24_Aremu.pdf

African migrants mostly Ghanians were forced to abandon their businesses & trade. Humiliated and beaten by touts on Lagos street which was our then-FCT.
Loaded into lorries, most Ghanians were deported in tears. “ Ghana-Must-Go" became a new slogan on Nigerian streets.
Without sentiment, Nigeria was once xenophobic too.
Ugandan did same to Asians before, Now South Africa.
The same message to South Africans applies to we all...Exo 23:9 (NLT) “You must not oppress foreigners. You know what it’s like to be a foreigner, for you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt.” Also Jeremiah 7:6.

I remember my last Ghanaian teacher for English language had to leave and didn't continue my year 2 in secondary school. Coincidentally, that was regime of this Buhari.

Na lie muhamMAD and apc change chanters dhe hype d tin
Say no to "change"
We nid transformation
I pray and hope we won't regret voting out transformation