Heavy security deployed in South Africa ahead of anti-migrant protests

The update

Thousands of people have left South Africa ahead of Tuesday's deadline set by anti-migrant groups

What shifts

For those following heavy, security, deployed, south, africa, this report from BBC introduces a variable that could shift existing calculations.

The wider picture

Looking back, BBC and others have reported on the conditions that made heavy security deployed in south africa ahead of anti-migrant protests possible.

Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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The editorial line

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of heavy, security, deployed, south, africa: Thousands of people have left South Africa ahead of Tuesday's deadline set by anti-migrant groups.