Members of civil society groups and human rights organisations hold placards as they take part in a march calling for stronger government action against illegal immigration in Pretoria, South Africa, April 28, 2026.
There is something profoundly damaging that living through racism does to a people and society, robbing their innate sense of human worth and dignity.
Another round of organised and violent anti-immigrant actions and sentiment is spiralling in South Africa. While violent anti-immigrant vigilantism is not new in the country, the snippets of information and imagery on (social) media platforms is jolting.
