Once again, anti-immigration protests have cropped up in South Africa. This time, Operation Dudula has clashed with advocacy groups in Kwa-Zulu Natal. This is the latest in a decades-long trend of anti-migrant action, in recent years spurred on by misinformation campaigns run on social media.
However, a lot of claims made in these movements are wrong and blame migrants for issues facing the country that were caused by the political and business elites of South Africa.