Report Reveals Increase in Anti-migrant Rhetoric From Netizens [Video]

• A report by the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) revealed that there was a sharp increase in anti-migrant posts on social media
• The report pointed out that South Africans are becoming more aggressive in posting against migrants
• It revealed factors like border control, employment opportunities and crime as reasons for the spike in the number of posts

With nine years of experience, Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist, provided insights into infrastructure challenges in South Africa at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News.

JOHANNESBURG – South Africans are posting more negatively about migrants on social media than they did in January this year.

South African posts about anti-migrants increasing

According to SowetanLIVE, the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) released a report showing 311,000 online posts opposing migrants in South Africa. This is …