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The Anti-Immigration Movement in South Africa
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
17 Jul 2026
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What is behind this South African movement that drives immigrants out of the country? We are joined by Nairobi-based political writer and strategist Clinton Nzala, who provides analysis of the history of immigrant labor in South Africa, the political expediency that feeds this conflict, the influence of external actors, and the need for African nations to achieve true self-determination and economic independence.

South Africa
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anti-immigration
Colonialism
Self-Determination
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