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'They can kill you': African migrants fear a surge in xenophobic violence in South Africa

NPR | By Kate Bartlett

Published June 29, 2026 at 1:07 PM PDT

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As a wave of anti-immigrant protests spread across South Africa, some migrants are leaving the country but others say they have nowhere left to go. Kate Bartlett reports from Johannesburg.

'They can kill you': African migrants fear a surge in xenophobic violence in South Africa

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