South Africa’s immigration crackdown divides Johannesburg’s inner city

Johannesburg, South Africa – In the narrow lanes of Fordsburg in central Johannesburg, Junaid Mohammed* stands behind the counter of a family shop that has been in his family for decades. His father started it as a general dealer. Today, it survives on cheap Chinese imports and shrinking margins.

Junaid, who asks us to use a pseudonym, does not call it a decline. He calls it sur...