A look back at two decades of xenophobic flare-ups in South Africa
ONP Summary
Large-scale anti-migrant assemblies took place across South Africa on June 30, a date the March and March organization had promoted to pressure undocumented foreign residents to leave. Authorities positioned security forces extensively throughout major cities where these protests occurred to forestall escalation into violence. The sustained campaign leading to this date had already prompted considerable out-migration among foreign nationals and interrupted routine business activities.
Progressive: Progressive-leaning outlets contextualize the police deployment within South Africa's history of anti-migrant violence, particularly referencing the 2008 incidents that resulted in 62 deaths, framing the current mobilization as a potential recurrence of large-scale unrest.
Moderate: Centrist coverage emphasizes the scale and geographic spread of June 30 demonstrations, the extensive police response, and the displacement of migrants preceding the date, with varying reports on the extent of actual violence during the protests.
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The anti-migrant protesters in South Africa blame foreigners for the nation's unemployment and high crime.
It's a familiar story for South Africans -- this is the biggest such demonstrations since 2008, when a wave of anti-migrant violence spread across the country.
Nearly two decades earlier, in May 2008, a wave of xenophobic riots started in Johannesburg before spreading across the country. ...