On March 6, Zimbabwean national Elvis Nyathi heard a mob approaching his home in Diepsloot. Nyathi knew the drill. The mob had come looking for him before, and he survived by hiding in the back of his house. But this time would be different. His mutilated body was later found in the same hiding spot,…
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.