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    Why Immigration Is A Focal Issue In South African Election
    Why Immigration Is A Focal Issue In South African Election
    Why Immigration Is A Focal Issue In South African Election
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    Why Immigration Is A Focal Issue In South African Election

    Written by PBS NewsHour

    Narrated by PBS NewsHour

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    About this audiobook

    In South Africa, voters will go to the polls Wednesday in an election that could present the strongest challenge to date for the ruling African National Congress. A recent wave of xenophobic attacks has put the issue of immigration front and center, amid growing frustration with high rates of unemployment and poverty. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNewsHour Productions
    Release dateMay 6, 2019
    ISBN9781987137866
    Why Immigration Is A Focal Issue In South African Election

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