[TOP STORY] Xenophobic rhetoric risks escalating into organised violence

About this episode

Ferial Haffajee discusses the implications of xenophobic rhetoric on business and the potential for escalating violence.

‘It’s having implications for business. I think that business certainly needs to make its voice heard more loudly,’ says Ferial Haffajee, associate editor at the Daily Maverick. Moneyweb

People in this episode

Guest: Ferial Haffajee

Topics covered

• xenophobia
• business implications
• organised violence
• rhetoric
• social issues

Keywords

• xenophobia
• business
• violence
• Ferial Haffajee
• Daily Maverick

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Daily Maverick

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