Category: Africa
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Anti-foreigner sentiment surges as South Africa braces for unrest
Key topics: Johannesburg migrant crackdown shuts downtown businesses Anti-immigrant protests fuel election-year tensions Government warns against xenophobia and vigilantism By Ntando Thukwana On a thoroughfare that usually throbs with music, shouted bargains and the bustle of downtown Johannesburg, the metal shutters on the shops are closed. Police patrol the Smal Street Mall, where an operation targeting…