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Miss South Africa 2024: Chidimma Adetshina's participation sparks nationality row

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Chidimma Adetshina's name hints at her connection to Nigeria , but internet detectives want to know more and combed through every inch of her life.

They found that her father is Nigerian and though her mother is South African , her family had come from neighbouring Mozambique .

The 23-year-old law student has said in interviews that she was born in Soweto and grew up in Cape Town .

A petition demanding her removal from the high-profile competition amassed more than 14,000 signatures.

There is a perception of outsiders as competitors for scarce jobs, resources, living space and services’ Growing number of Africans succeeding in South Africa could “easily trigger resentment and violence” South Africa experienced its worst outbreak of violence against mostly African foreigners in 2008 , when more than 60 people died.

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