STATE ACCOUNTABILITY: Xenophobic tensions in SA point to governance failures, not an inevitable social crisis
South Africa’s xenophobia crisis is not driven by a lack of laws or awareness, but by the failure to consistently prevent violence and hold perpetrators accountable. As new anti-migrant threats emerge, the state’s response will test whet…
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