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Vehicles torched in South Africa as protests over asylum ruling rage on

Clashes between South African and foreign nationals in Soweto have led to nine vehicles being set on fire

Event date
exact date
Coverage
3 outlets · 3 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
Canada, United Kingdom
English
Countries concerned
South Africa
Politics · intensity 0.5 · tone -1.00
In 5 seconds

Covered mainly by the Western sphere (100%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.

Western 100%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 0%

Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.

In 30 seconds
  • Confirmed by 3 outlets in 2 countries.
  • Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.
  • Propagation: first reported by Winnipeg Free Press (Canada), . 3 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Sino-Russian & BRICS

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Arab-Muslim world

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Global South

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Coverage analysis

Analyzing coverage…

Event sources

  1. Vehicles torched in South Africa as protests over asylum ruling rage on
    Winnipeg Free PressCanadaCanada → South AfricaEnglish
  2. Vehicles torched in South Africa as protests over asylum ruling rage on
    The IndependentRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → South AfricaEnglish
  3. Vehicles torched in South Africa as protests over asylum ruling rage on
    the-independent.comUnknownUnited Kingdom → South AfricaEnglish