This factsheet from the Centre for Analytics & Behavioural Change (CABC) examines the anti-immigrant conversation taking place across social media platforms, blogs and other online sources in South Africa on 30 January 2026. The date is significant as it marks the deadline of an ultimatum issued by anti-immigrant leaders associated with March and March, who have called for undocumented foreign nationals to leave South Africa. Produced at 19:00, the analysis explores the scale, sentiment and engagement of the conversation, as well as the key themes, narratives, individuals and accounts driving the discourse.
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