Watch BBC Africa Eye’s “Fear & Loathing In South Africa” Documentary

BBC Africa Eye presents Fear & Loathing In South Africa [Full Documentary]

BBC Africa Eye investigates the rise of xenophobia in South Africa and the violent targeting of migrants.

A network of anti-migrant groups is emerging across South Africa, spreading anti-migrant rhetoric and even attacking migrant communities.

The groups blame illegal migrants for the state of the country’s economy, lack of housing, and an explosion of drug abuse.

But their critics accuse them of being violent vigilantes, who target some of the country’s most vulnerable people.

BBC Africa Eye reporter Ayanda Charlie gains rare access to Operation Dudula, South Africa’s most notorious anti-migrant group.

Dudula say they are standing up for ordinary South Africans who have been let down by the government and deny allegations that they are a vigilante group who preach a doctrine of violence.

As she takes to the street with Dudula members, Charlie not only hears xenophobic rhetoric but also witnesses small business owners from neighboring countries being physically threatened, forced to hand over their business, and hears how Dudula intend to establish a political party to contest South Africa’s upcoming general election.