What's behind the xenophobic violence in South Africa?

Name: What's behind the xenophobic violence in South Africa?
Uploaded: 2015-04-19T20:25:38Z
Duration: P136S
Description: Over the weekend, South African leader Jacob Zuma canceled a trip overseas, following a wave of xenophobic violence against immigrants. David Smith of the Guardian joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Johannesburg to discuss the backlash.

Clip: 04/18/2015 | 2m 16s

Over the weekend, South African leader Jacob Zuma canceled a trip overseas, following a wave of xenophobic violence against immigrants. David Smith of the Guardian joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Johannesburg to discuss the backlash.

Aired: 04/18/15

Rating: NR

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What's behind the xenophobic violence in South Africa?

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