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South Africa Deports 53,000 Migrants Amid Xenophobic Unrest
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NPR's Kate Bartlett reports from Johannesburg on a sweeping crackdown: South Africa's government has deported approximately 53,000 undocumented migrants in the past month, primarily from Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. [1] — Kate Bartlett "South Africa deported 53,000 undocumented migrants — mostly from Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique — in a single month. Beyond official depo…" 03:01 The official figures, however, likely undercount the true scale of displacement — thousands more migrants are leaving voluntarily, fleeing weekly xenophobic protests that have at times turned deadly. A populist group called March and March is leading the charge, blaming migrants for South Africa's severe unemployment crisis. The crisis is visible at the borders: thousands of Zimbabweans are queuing to be repatriated, while Malawians have camped in the open awaiting government-chartered buses home. The convergence of state enforcement and mob pressure is producing a mass departure not seen in the region in recent memory.
South Africa deported 53,000 undocumented migrants — mostly from Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique — in a single month. Beyond official deportations, thousands more are self-deporting out of fear of weekly, sometimes deadly, xenophobic protests led by a group called March and March.
South Africa deported about 53,000 undocumented migrants, mainly from Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique, in just one month.
The Writers Guild of America filed a lawsuit to block Paramount's $81 billion acquisition of Warner Brothers Discovery, alleging it would harm US writers.
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