South Africa: Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Grows During Spaza Shop Controversy

[allAfrica] Spaza shops have been a key topic in South Africa’s online xenophobic dialogue for years because many of these convenience stores are owned by Africans from other parts of the continent. The call for the closure of these spaza shops continues to gain traction online, with anonymous accounts and self-appointed “news” channels sharing anti-immigrant narratives, reports the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC).



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Publish date : 2024-12-02 13:09:21

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