South African Anti-Foreigner Campaign Targets Chinese

Twitter footage of the Operation Dudula protests in Johannesburg this weekend

The worrying escalation of xenophobia in South Africa is reportedly now hitting the country’s Chinese community. Under the banner of Operation Dudula (‘force out’ in isiZulu), protesters marched to the China City mall in Johannesburg to protest the presence of foreigners, whom the movement blames for crime and weak service delivery. It is unclear if violence occurred because the protests received little media attention in South Africa, except for a random mention on Twitter. 

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