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This R&D provides resources on the recent wave of anti-immigrant violence in South Africa. Three weeks ago attacks began against Asians and peoples from other African countries, forcing South African President Jacob Zuma to send the South African Army to several locations to quell unrest. The attacks are motivated by joblessness as South Africa has a 25% unemployment rate and South Africans argue that foreigners are taking away jobs. The violence, which has killed seven people and made 5,000 homeless, has been condemned by other African nations, with some calling for an economic boycott of the country.
The current immigration debate in South Africa carries within it some disturbing echoes of apartheid-era discourse: http://t.co/uk5EWgs5S6
— WorldPoliticsReview (@WPReview) April 22, 2015
South Africa’s Xenophobia Problem – Dispelling the Myths: http://t.co/qpfEEfR9jE #Africa
— allAfrica.com (@allafrica) April 22, 2015
South Africa to deploy army in parts of Johannesburg to deal with anti-immigrant violence after wave of attacks http://t.co/1mUhKtXeRG
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) April 21, 2015
South Africa’s immigrants take stock of their future in a country that doesn’t want them. http://t.co/iIWR4kBjLy pic.twitter.com/aWhaAEXCkd
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) April 22, 2015
At least 350 foreigners have been killed in South Africa since 2008 http://t.co/oy4eo9CtXU pic.twitter.com/zlnsCFNepG
— GlobalPost (@GlobalPost) April 22, 2015
The South African military has been deployed to halt killings of foreigners http://t.co/h1SIXxC17L pic.twitter.com/N3WIV9lWmR
— TIME.com (@TIME) April 22, 2015
The choice facing many South African immigrants – leave or die http://t.co/kXCAPK8Poa pic.twitter.com/QKOVsZCmtd
— AJE News (@AJENews) April 22, 2015
A wave of anti-immigrant violence has swept across #SouthAfrica. How do immigrants there feel?http://t.co/wHSid6iQ6f pic.twitter.com/xGVaIKzJR9
— CNN (@CNN) April 22, 2015
Hundreds flee South Africa amid anti-immigrant attacks: http://t.co/NmXL49kDoL pic.twitter.com/vPQUj9Femk
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) April 21, 2015
Zulu king denies inciting racist attacks that have appalled South Africa http://t.co/mSoyjJ55sb pic.twitter.com/MFEAhHp9V7
— The Independent (@Independent) April 20, 2015
South Africa: ‘Not Enough to Condemn Xenophobic Violence’: http://t.co/cy0yvBMTlR #SouthAfrica pic.twitter.com/xM1ZDKBC4d
— allAfrica.com (@allafrica) April 20, 2015
Eleven held in #SouthAfrica in crackdown on anti-foreigner violence http://t.co/eNOcjCOBLl
— Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica) April 22, 2015