Have South Africans always been hostile to migrants? Historians map a chequered history
By Zoe Groves, Lecturer in Modern Global, Colonial and Postcolonial History, University of Leicester
Anusa Daimon, Senior Lecturer in History
Henry Dee, Research Fellow in History
Julie Weise, Associate Professor of History, University of Oregon
Anti-immigrant violence began to sweep across South Africa once again in March 2026. Over the following months an estimated 56,000 Malawians and 115,000 Zimbabweans were forced to flee their homes. At…
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Tuesday, September 15, 2026