Police in South Africa are on high alert in Johannesburg’s Alexandra Township following clashes between local residents and migrants from other African countries.
An organisation has been set up to try to stop foreign nationals running businesses in the area.
Members of the Alexandra Dudula movement say the migrants are in the country illegally and are taking away jobs from locals.
On Monday, residents fought some migrants who had tried to set up their businesses weeks after they had been forcibly closed down.
The tension is not new but has worsened during the Covid-19 pandemic as millions of South Africans have lost their jobs.
The Dudula movement has been criticised for encouraging xenophobia and violence, but its backers say they are protecting livelihoods.
