Kate Bartlett
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283 appearances
41 recordings
2 series
first heard Dec 2024
last heard 4 Sep
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About 53,000 undocumented migrants, mainly from Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, have been deported in the past month, according to government figures.
But thousands of migrants from those African countries are also fleeing on their own accord, fearful of weekly xenophobic protests that have sometimes turned deadly.
A populist group called March and March is leading the charge against migrants, blaming them for taking South African jobs amid an unemployment crisis.
Thousands of Zimbabweans have also gone to the border, waiting to be repatriated, and thousands of Malawians have been camped out in the open, waiting for government-facilitated buses to take them home.
Kate Bartlett, NPR News, Johannesburg.
The protesters, all black South Africans, shouted mabahambe, meaning they must go, referring to other African nationals.
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Some were dressed in traditional Zulu attire, many carrying sticks and samboks, a kind of whip.
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Anti-migrant groups clad in military garbs sung and danced.
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Many people had been drinking heavily since the morning and the atmosphere was volatile.
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But there was a high police presence on the street and helicopters flying overhead.
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By the afternoon only sporadic episodes of violence had been reported.
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Thousands of migrants from Malawi and Zimbabwe had fled the country prior to the day of protests.
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Kate Bartlett, NPR News, Johannesburg.
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The protesters, all black South Africans, shouted Mabahambe, meaning they must go, referring to other African nationals.
Some were dressed in traditional Zulu attire, many carrying sticks and sandbox, a kind of whip.
Anti-migrant groups clad in military garbs sang and danced.
Many people had been drinking heavily since the morning and the atmosphere was volatile.
But there was a high police presence on the street and helicopters flying overhead.
By the afternoon, only sporadic episodes of violence had been reported.
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