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title: "Watch — Xenophobia, fear and South Africa’s fault lines"
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  - name: "Rebecca Davis"
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  - name: "Felix Dlangamandla"
    url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/felix-dlangamandla/"
  - name: "Victoria O’Regan"
    url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/victoria-oregan-3-2-2/"
canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-06-26-watch-xenophobia-fear-and-south-africas-fault-lines/"
published: "2026-06-26T13:39:33"
updated: "2026-06-26T13:39:40"
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# Watch — Xenophobia, fear and South Africa’s fault lines

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By Rebecca Davis, Felix Dlangamandla and Victoria O’Regan · Published 26 June 2026, 15:39 SAST · Updated 26 June 2026, 15:39 SAST

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## Content

*[Watch video on Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-06-26-watch-xenophobia-fear-and-south-africas-fault-lines/)*

South Africa is confronting one of its most significant waves of xenophobic unrest in years. Rebecca Davis, Victoria O’Regan and Felix Dlangamandla examine the forces driving it, the human impact and the questions hanging over the days ahead.

Hosted by: Rebecca Davis, Felix Dlangamandla, Victoria O’Regan
Edited by: Joel Seboa
Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa
Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze

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