Kate Bartlett
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283 appearances
41 recordings
2 series
first heard Dec 2024
last heard 4 Sep
Kate Bartlett’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Thousands of migrants from Malawi and Zimbabwe had fled the country prior to the day of protests.
Thousands of Malawians are camped out in the coastal city of Durban, waiting for buses to repatriate them, while thousands of Zimbabweans are streaming to the border.
While the anti-immigrant populist groups have no authority to enforce the arbitrary deadline, many migrants aren't taking any chances.
There have been flare-ups of xenophobic violence in the past, with dozens killed.
About 4% of South Africa's population is made up of immigrants.
Many are economic migrants from poorer African countries.
The anti-migrant groups blame other African nationals for taking jobs amid an unemployment crisis in South Africa.
The government has warned against violence on Tuesday and spent around $35 million on beefing up security.
Kate Bartlett, NPR News, Johannesburg.
Thousands of Malawians are camped out in the coastal city of Durban, waiting for buses to repatriate them, while thousands of Zimbabweans are streaming to the border.
While the anti-immigrant populist groups have no authority to enforce the arbitrary deadline, many migrants aren't taking any chances.
There have been flare-ups of xenophobic violence in the past, with dozens killed.
About 4% of South Africa's population is made up of immigrants.
Many are economic migrants from poorer African countries.
The anti-migrant groups blame other African nationals for taking jobs amid an unemployment crisis in South Africa.
The government has warned against violence on Tuesday and spent around $35 million on beefing up security.
Kate Bartlett, NPR News, Johannesburg.
When you no longer have your frontline eyes and ears on the ground, it's very easy for an outbreak to spread very quickly.
Nigeria, Mozambique and Ghana are some of the other countries that have already helped repatriate their citizens from South Africa in the past month as foreigners flee a rising tide of xenophobia.
Several Mozambicans have been killed, foreign-owned businesses have been looted, and vigilante gangs roam the streets asking people for their identity cards.
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