South Africa unrest

At least seven people were killed in anti-immigrant attacks in South Africa in mid-April. The attacks occurred mostly in the cities of Durban and Johannesburg after Goodwill Zwelithini, king of South Africa’s Zulu nation, reportedly compared immigrants to head lice and said they should go back to their countries. King Zwelithini later called for peace and said that his comments had been taken out of context.

More than 300 people were arrested, including three men who stabbed a Mozambican man to death near Johannesburg.

South Africa’s unemployment rate is currently 24%, and many nationals have accused immigrants of taking jobs.