# How anti-migrant anger became political power in South Africa

https://mins.news/en/video/75979

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-27 13:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNOmV4wy-uE

> South Africa is experiencing a new wave of xenophobic violence, but the anger is becoming increasingly organised. As unemployment, inequality and failing public services fuel frustration, migrants are blamed for problems they did not create. Anti-migrant movements have moved from the streets into politics, turning some of the country’s most vulnerable people into political targets.

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