Xenophobia in South Africa A Threat to All Foreigners

Added: 2026-05-26

[00:00:00]For Nigerians and other Africans living in South Africa, the stakes here are life and death. History has shown that when these anti-immigrant sentiments [music] reach a pitch fever, it does not discriminate between those with valid permits and those without. The reputation of the foreign community often suffers as a whole. Many Nigerians who are legally [music] contributing to the South African economy, paying taxes and running businesses, now find themselves looking over their shoulders, wondering if they will be targeted by angry mobs who do not pause to check a visa [music] or a residency permit.

[00:00:36]The danger is that the legitimate cry for border control is often hijacked by xenophobic elements who simply want to see foreigners, regardless of status, out of the country.