Two years ago, on the 27th of April 2020, the #PutSouthAfricansFirst campaign was launched. It was just one month into South Africa's Covid-19 hard lockdown, and with this launch, South Africa's turn towards xenophobic nationalism took a giant step forward.
Evidence gathered for amaBhungane suggests that if South Africa descends into xenophobic violence, it will be disproportionately due to the actions of a few political actors.