South Africa Braces for Anti-Immigration Protests as 'Deadline' Arrives

Pro-government narrative

Anti-migrant protesters in South Africa have crossed a clear line by targeting journalists, seizing cameras and using social media to identify reporters as enemies. The March and March movement has fueled violence, forced thousands of migrants to flee and risks damaging South Africa's human-rights and regional solidarity reputation. Blaming immigrants for unemployment and crime without evidence while attacking the press isn't patriotism; it's vigilantism dressed up as nationalism.