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Mandela's vision of Black unity fades as South Africa closes door to migrants

In South Africa, public resentment at immigration has become a hot issue in the run-up to watershed elections on May 29, with the ruling ANC pledging to crack down on undocumented migrants from the rest of the continent.

In this special report, Reuters pieces together the stories of survivors of a deadly Johannesburg fire, showing how migrants from other African countries have met with the colder side of the 'Rainbow Nation'.

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Reuters Chief Correspondent for Southern Africa Tim Cocks said: "The story illustrates how African migrants struggle to escape poverty and often face police extortion or deportation back to their home countries."

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