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Foreigners in S Africa ‘live in fear’

By AFP
September 18, 2020

JOHANNESBURG: Foreign nationals in South Africa suffer "routine" harassment, violence and discrimination by locals and government authorities, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday. The group said xenophobia remained widespread in South Africa despite a government action plan rolled out in May 2019 to combat "intolerance".