Civil organisations marched to Nigerian Embassy last month calling on government to put South Africa first and send foreign nationals 'back home'.
The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated anti-foreigner sentiment in South Africa, especially in Gauteng, making the province ripe for another wave of xenophobic attacks, writes Steven Gordon.
Gauteng has a xenophobia problem. Non-nationals in the province are frequently exploited, marginalised and demonised in daily life.
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