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 Addresses the plight of African refugees and immigrants, often collectively known by derogatory names like the “Makwerekwere” or the “Girigambas”, ostracised, victimised and treated with suspicion, condescension and hostility by native South Africans. The term “Fong Kong” (popularised by a [[Kwaito]] hit song) refers to the counterfeit big-brand merchandise, often produced in China and sold by immigrant hawkers on South Africa’s city sidewalks. By extension “Fong Kong” means anything that is not genuine or original, like the foreigners (specifically Africans) living in South Africa. A [[Citizen]] reviewer commented on the issue of xenophobia explored in ''[[Fong Kong]]'' by referring to “...disturbing realities: the fear of foreigners; the open hatred and clear oppression reminiscent of the apartheid era but now applicable to black-on-black clashes” (Chikanga, 2000). [Van Heerden (2008)][http://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscholar.sun.ac.za%2Fbitstream%2Fhandle%2F10019.1%2F1443%2Fvanheerden_theatre_2008.pdf%3Fsequence%3D1&ei=_egBU77CNYWJhQeE5oCADQ&usg=AFQjCNEWnD1BzeLnFmOV2tvyGLoMyNeT6Q&bvm=bv.61535280,d.Yms] p 111.
-The play depicts everyday sufferings of our neighbours in our country. From the home affairs office to their hawking stalls and the Lindelani Repatriation Centre, where they await deportation, only to jump off, return and beginning the circle afresh. (http://www.racism.gov.za/about/culture.htm)
+The play depicts everyday sufferings of our neighbours in our country. From the home affairs office to their hawking stalls and the Lindelani Repatriation Centre, where they await deportation, only to jump off, return and begin the circle afresh. (http://www.racism.gov.za/about/culture.htm)
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 Addresses the plight of African refugees and immigrants, often collectively known by derogatory names like the “Makwerekwere” or the “Girigambas”, ostracised, victimised and treated with suspicion, condescension and hostility by native South Africans. The term “Fong Kong” (popularised by a [[Kwaito]] hit song) refers to the counterfeit big-brand merchandise, often produced in China and sold by immigrant hawkers on South Africa’s city sidewalks. By extension “Fong Kong” means anything that is not genuine or original, like the foreigners (specifically Africans) living in South Africa. A [[Citizen]] reviewer commented on the issue of xenophobia explored in ''[[Fong Kong]]'' by referring to “...disturbing realities: the fear of foreigners; the open hatred and clear oppression reminiscent of the apartheid era but now applicable to black-on-black clashes” (Chikanga, 2000). [Van Heerden (2008)][http://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscholar.sun.ac.za%2Fbitstream%2Fhandle%2F10019.1%2F1443%2Fvanheerden_theatre_2008.pdf%3Fsequence%3D1&ei=_egBU77CNYWJhQeE5oCADQ&usg=AFQjCNEWnD1BzeLnFmOV2tvyGLoMyNeT6Q&bvm=bv.61535280,d.Yms] p 111.
-The play depicts everyday sufferings of our neighbours in our country. From the home affairs office to their hawking stalls and the Lindelani Repatriation Centre, where they await deportation, only to jump off, return and beginning the circle afresh. http://www.racism.gov.za/about/culture.htm
+The play depicts everyday sufferings of our neighbours in our country. From the home affairs office to their hawking stalls and the Lindelani Repatriation Centre, where they await deportation, only to jump off, return and beginning the circle afresh. (http://www.racism.gov.za/about/culture.htm)
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	Addresses the plight of African refugees and immigrants, often collectively known by derogatory names like the “Makwerekwere” or the “Girigambas”, ostracised, victimised and treated with suspicion, condescension and hostility by native South Africans. The term “Fong Kong” (popularised by a [[Kwaito]] hit song) refers to the counterfeit big-brand merchandise, often produced in China and sold by immigrant hawkers on South Africa’s city sidewalks. By extension “Fong Kong” means anything that is not genuine or original, like the foreigners (specifically Africans) living in South Africa. A [[Citizen]] reviewer commented on the issue of xenophobia explored in ''[[Fong Kong]]'' by referring to “...disturbing realities: the fear of foreigners; the open hatred and clear oppression reminiscent of the apartheid era but now applicable to black-on-black clashes” (Chikanga, 2000). [Van Heerden (2008)][http://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscholar.sun.ac.za%2Fbitstream%2Fhandle%2F10019.1%2F1443%2Fvanheerden_theatre_2008.pdf%3Fsequence%3D1&ei=_egBU77CNYWJhQeE5oCADQ&usg=AFQjCNEWnD1BzeLnFmOV2tvyGLoMyNeT6Q&bvm=bv.61535280,d.Yms] p 111.		Addresses the plight of African refugees and immigrants, often collectively known by derogatory names like the “Makwerekwere” or the “Girigambas”, ostracised, victimised and treated with suspicion, condescension and hostility by native South Africans. The term “Fong Kong” (popularised by a [[Kwaito]] hit song) refers to the counterfeit big-brand merchandise, often produced in China and sold by immigrant hawkers on South Africa’s city sidewalks. By extension “Fong Kong” means anything that is not genuine or original, like the foreigners (specifically Africans) living in South Africa. A [[Citizen]] reviewer commented on the issue of xenophobia explored in ''[[Fong Kong]]'' by referring to “...disturbing realities: the fear of foreigners; the open hatred and clear oppression reminiscent of the apartheid era but now applicable to black-on-black clashes” (Chikanga, 2000). [Van Heerden (2008)][http://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscholar.sun.ac.za%2Fbitstream%2Fhandle%2F10019.1%2F1443%2Fvanheerden_theatre_2008.pdf%3Fsequence%3D1&ei=_egBU77CNYWJhQeE5oCADQ&usg=AFQjCNEWnD1BzeLnFmOV2tvyGLoMyNeT6Q&bvm=bv.61535280,d.Yms] p 111.
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		+	The play depicts everyday sufferings of our neighbours in our country. From the home affairs office to their hawking stalls and the Lindelani Repatriation Centre, where they await deportation, only to jump off, return and beginning the circle afresh. http://www.racism.gov.za/about/culture.htm

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 == Sources ==
 Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]
 Harding, Frances. 2003. ''The Performance Arts in Africa: A Reader''. London: Routledge.

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 The play is about the new scourge that has attacked the cities of South Africa: xenophobia. Xenophobia is prevalent mostly among working class and unemployed South Africans who blame foreigners for every woe that beset the country, ranging from crime and AIDS to the theft of their jobs and of their women by hordes that are descending from the north. (Frances Harding, 2003)
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 Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]
-Harding, Frances 2003. ''The Performance Arts in Africa: A Reader''. London: Routledge.
+Harding, Frances. 2003. ''The Performance Arts in Africa: A Reader''. London: Routledge.
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