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OP-ED: Xenophobia in South Africa: state’s complicity with gangs and vigilantes is threatening its ability to govern

OP-ED: Xenophobia in South Africa: state’s complicity with gangs and vigilantes is threatening its ability to govern

by Jean Pierre Misago | Jun 22, 2026 | Front Page, News, Op-Ed, Regulation of Law & Policy

By Prof. Loren Landau, and Dr. Pierre Misago Marches, Mozambicans murdered, state-sponsored evacuations, a nationally televised presidential address. Anti-immigrant mobilisation has again drawn the world’s attention to South Africa. The continental backlash threatens...
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