Resentment of illegal immigrants fuels violence in Johannesburg
Anti-immigrant attacks have led to 22 deaths and the displacement of 13,000 people in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Takeaway talks with a professor and a migrant in South Africa as violence escalates.
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