Claim: Old photos and an unrelated protest used to inflame tensions after South African mayor's controversial proposal to hire 'foreigners'
Fact-check: Old photos and an unrelated protest used to inflame tensions after South African mayor's controversial proposal to hire 'foreigners'
Verdict: after the mayor of johannesburg made a controversial suggestion about the city's police force hiring qualified migrants, soweto locals marched on the mayor's office. but a viral x post shares inaccurate details about the march and unrelated old photos.
Organisation: Africa Check
Author: Kirsten Cosser
Date published: 2024-09-02T00:00:00