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South Africa: Planned Anti-Immigrant March Condemned
News24Wire, 21 February 2017
The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) has condemned a planned march against immigrants and the recent outbreak of xenophobic violence in certain parts of the country. Read more »
New Party Wrong About How Many Migrants Live in South Africa
A march against migration is being planned for February 24, 2017, in Gauteng by an unknown group. This follows a new political party's claims on the number of Malawian, Zimbabwean and Nigerian migrants there are living in South Africa. The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation has said that between 2008 and 2016 the country witnessed unprecedented levels of violence against foreign nationals which resulted in the loss of lives, the destruction of property and an overall collapse of trust within communities.
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