Why Lamola's protest conspiracy theory doesn't hold up - BizNews
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South Africa's government is reaching for a classic deflection playbook — blaming foreign powers for homegrown unrest — and it's exactly as old and as flawed as conspiracy thinking gets.
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Theory Briefing
- Minister Lamola attributes anti-immigrant protests to foreign interference, a claim Kenneth Kgwadi argues lacks credible evidence.
- Scapegoating external actors is a textbook diversionary tactic that shields governments from accountability for domestic failures.
- South Africa's deep inequality and unemployment provide more than enough local grievance to explain xenophobic unrest without foreign plots.