Giving a voice to the poorest in South Africa

Citizen journalists deal with rising anger in their home township.

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In one of South Africa’s poorest townships, a group of citizen journalists are on a quest to tell the stories of their community.

Investigating a housing dispute stemming from apartheid-era policies, the reporters expose rising xenophobia and attempt to tell the story in the hope of calming the situation.

Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull reports from Alexandra township, Johannesburg.

Source: Al Jazeera