An anti-immigrant march took place in Mayfair this week. The author argues that SA is being played by elements who want to protect their extortion rackets.
By Quaanitah Hunter
The current anti-immigrant mobilisation cannot be understood purely as a spontaneous social movement. We are entering territory where public anger becomes a resource and fear becomes a strategy, argues Qaanitah Hunter.
Everyone has a theory about what is behind the sharp rise in anti-immigrant sentiment in South Africa.
It looks and feels far more sinister than it is being presented…