Manipulated Algorithms, Social Media and How They Exacerbate the Xenophobia Crisis in South Africa
IOL | 01.06.2026 15:44
Clashes outside Durban’s Diakonia Centre as the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal called on the security cluster to strictly enforce existing laws, with the party taking a hard line against rising vigilantism and slamming populist leaders for stoking xenophobic tensions. As South Africa faces a rising tide of xenophobia, the absence of African ambassadors on Africa Day highlights the urgent need to examine how social media algorithms amplify societal tensions.
