South Africa is currently going through one of its darkest times since apartheid with the recent scourge of xenophobic attacks in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. To help authorities, local and foreign citizens continue the fight against these inhumane acts, iAfrikan and Ushahidi have launched the Report Xenophobia website.

Report Xenophobia is a real-time tool that anyone can use to submit reports and alerts of incidents in their areas via SMS, email, Twitter, the Ushaidi app and directly on the site.

Reported incidents are first verified and then placed on an interactive map where you can see evacuation areas, where there has been or is any police activity and where there have been xenophobic incidents including murder, assault, damage to property and intimidation.

Incidents are also periodically shared with organisations and stakeholders that may find the information useful such as the South African Police Service (SAPS).

The website’s main aim is to help inform residents of volatile areas to avoid or be aware of and to help authorities take action.

If you know of any yet-unreported incidents and would like to submit it to Report Xenophobia, you can do so by:

Please visit the How to Report page on Report Xenophobia site to read up on what to include in your report to make sure it meets all the criteria to be accepted.

Kudos to iAfrikan and Ushahidi for doing their bit and using the power of the web to help stop xenophobia in South Africa.

[Source and image – Report Xenophobia