iAfrikan, an independent technology website, has created platforms that allow the South African public report xenophobic attacks via SMS, Twitter, e-mail or through its website.
“We believe the reports submitted will assist others in avoiding potentially dangerous areas and also help to make law enforcement more efficient,” Peter Peele, Co-Founder, iAfrikan said in a report on TechMoran.
Report xenophobia related incidents
1. SMS all details to +27726776621
2. E-mail ReportX[@]iAfrikan[dot]com
3. http://t.co/GXurvQ2i4k— Xenowatch (@XenophobiaInfo) April 22, 2015
As at the time of writing this article, there are about 88 reports on the iAfrikan xenophobia report web module.
The website features a map that displayed red dots signifying generated Xenophobic reports which can be unbundled to display specific color-coded categories of reports including police activity and evacuation.
“All these events (xenophobic attacks) are criminal activities by individuals who are predisposed to attacking people based on their nationality;” Tefo Mohapi, Co-Founder, iAfrikan.
Click here to get more information on how to report such attacks via other iAfrikan channels.
Images: Invisiblephotographer, iAfrikan
