Why is the migration issue inflaming South Africa?

Pourquoi la question migratoire enflamme-t-elle l’Afrique du Sud ?

Jul 1, 2026, 02:57 PM fr source ↗

Summary

Thousands of South Africans took to the streets on Tuesday in the first day of a national mobilization campaign with xenophobic undertones, which has pushed 25,000 immigrants into exile amid accusations of taking jobs from locals.

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Des milliers de Sud-Africains sont descendus dans les rues mardi, première journée de mobilisation nationale d'une campagne aux accents xénophobes qui a poussé 25.000 immigrés à l'exode, accusés entre autres de prendre le travail des Sud-Africains.

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