immigrants, many of whom struggle to access a variety of public services, including healthcare.
The first is that South Africa's health system has been plagued by problems and it functions poorly as a result of poor governance. It is a highly unequal system which places significant pressure on public healthcare. There are general shortages of nurses and doctors, high workloads, low morale among staff and multiple burdens of disease. Corruption also plays a role.
Experts writing for The Conversation Africa have explored these issues in a number of articles: we've collected five of them here.Small, organised groupings of South Africans have pushed an anti-migrant sentiment which is closely linked to the country's dire economic situation, partially caused by increased poverty, scarcity of resources and high unemployment rates.