South Africa: Hundreds protest illegal immigration in Durban

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover South Africa: Hundreds protest illegal immigration in Durban?

Of the 16 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 63% are rated left, 31% are rated centre, 6% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is South Africa: Hundreds protest illegal immigration in Durban left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 16 rated outlets on this story, 63% are rated left, 31% are rated centre, 6% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.

Is the coverage of South Africa: Hundreds protest illegal immigration in Durban biased?

South Africa: Hundreds protest illegal immigration in Durban is one event reported by 16 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting South Africa: Hundreds protest illegal immigration in Durban?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered South Africa: Hundreds protest illegal immigration in Durban?

16 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What happened at the protest in Durban?

Hundreds of people demonstrated against illegal immigration in Durban, South Africa. The protesters, led by the March by March group, issued a September 30 deadline for undocumented immigrants to leave the country, a deadline that the South African government and authorities did not recognise.

What other issues did the protesters raise?

Beyond illegal immigration, the protesters also expressed outrage over femicide and gender-based violence in South Africa. The leader of the March by March group also raised concerns about porous borders and overstretched public resources.

What has been the government's response to immigration?

South African authorities have reported deporting thousands of foreigners in recent months for being in the country illegally. However, the government did not recognise the September 30 deadline set by the protesters for undocumented immigrants to leave.