Analysis reveals upsurge in anti-immigrant sentiments during COVID-19 in South Africa, suggesting a heightened vulnerability to xenophobia.
In the past, foreign nationals coming into South Africa have been labelled as carriers of disease and other maladies that threaten the health of the population. There is a danger that the COVID-19 pandemic could result in an upsurge in such aggressive anti-immigrant sentiments, as has been observed elsewhere in the world.
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