MYTHS THAT FUEL XENOPHOBIA IN SOUTH AFRICA

Xenophobic incidents have become an almost daily occurrence in South Africa, from inflammatory anti-immigrant rhetoric to physical attacks.

African immigrants are among those targeted most, with many describing the trend as Afrophobia. It’s fuelled by false claims about ‘floods of foreigners’ propagated by politicians and sections of the media.

African Stream’s Clinton Nzala breaks down some of the myths and how they scapegoat immigrants for the social and economic challenges facing the country.