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'They can kill you': Immigrants fear a surge in xenophobic violence in South Africa
news NPR Top News June 25, 2026 at 9:00 AM

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

Foreign-owned businesses have been attacked, migrants driven from their homes, and several killed. A leading xenophobic group has given all undocumented immigrants until June 30 to leave the country.

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