A look back at two decades of xenophobic flare-ups in South Africa
- The anti-migrant protesters in South Africa blame foreigners for the nation's unemployment and high crime.
- It's a familiar story for South Africans -- this is the biggest such demonstrations since 2008, when a wave of anti-migrant violence spread across the country.
- Nearly two decades earlier, in May 2008, a wave of xenophobic riots started in Johannesburg before spreading across the country.
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- The anti-migrant protesters in South Africa blame foreigners for the nation's unemployment and high crime.
- It's a familiar story for South Africans -- this is the biggest such demonstrations since 2008, when a wave of anti-migrant violence spread across the country.
- Nearly two decades earlier, in May 2008, a wave of xenophobic riots started in Johannesburg before spreading across the country.
Sources: France 24