South Africa deploys troops to bolster security during anti-migrant protests
Thousands of migrants are seeking consular help as anti-immigrant protests and violence drive more people to leave the country, officials said.
- On Tuesday, South African police arrested more than 900 people during nationwide anti-immigration protests, with Deputy National Police Commissioner Tebello Mosikili reporting 120 marches took place nationwide, 108 proceeding peacefully while 12 required law enforcement intervention.
- Weeks-Long campaigns by anti-migrant groups including March and March and Operation Dudula culminated in an unofficial June 30 deadline for undocumented migrants to leave. March and March leader Nkosikhona Ndabandaba, with 1.7 million Facebook followers, told CNN 'after Tuesday, I cant control the people of South Africa.'
- Looters stripped shops in Clermont outside Durban of millions of rand in goods, while at least one person was shot dead in Johannesburg's Alexandra township during looting of spaza shops. A foreign national allegedly jumped from a building in Durban; soldiers were deployed to Johannesburg's Hillbrow neighbourhood after a shooting injured two people including a 17-year-old.
- President Cyril Ramaphosa condemned the violence, stating 'Addressing these challenges requires practical solutions, not the scapegoating of vulnerable people,' while blaming 'opportunists exploiting legitimate grievances.' Police deployed reinforcements overnight to Gauteng, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State and Western Cape in response to incidents of looting and criminality.
- The unrest revives memories of 2008 xenophobic violence that killed at least 62 people, with deadly attacks recurring in 2015 and 2019. South Africa is home to 2.4 million foreigners representing roughly 3.9% of the population, yet human rights groups including Amnesty International South Africa warn migrants face scapegoating for structural failures.
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On Tuesday, more than 10,000 police officers were deployed to supervise the 120 demonstrations organized in South Africa by anti-immigration movements calling for the expulsion of foreigners in an irregular situation. A dreaded day that finally took place in relative calm. Review Tens of thousands of South Africans took over the streets of Durban, Johannesburg, Soweto and several other major cities of the country on 30 June 2026, at the call of …
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The fourth batch of willing Nigerians evacuated from South Africa over xenophobic attacks has arrived in the country. The aircraft conveying the evacuees touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Friday. Recall that the Federal Government on Thursday announced that the fourth evacuation flight for Nigerians voluntarily returning from South Africa will depart Johannesburg at midnight […] Xenophobic attacks: 4th batch of Nigeri…
Police Arrest 900 During South African Protest Against Illegal Immigrants
The South African police has said it arrested more than 900 people during protests against illegal immigrants that took place across the country on June 30. In a July 1 post on X, the South African Police Service (SAPS) said the majority of those arrested were “illegal foreigners” and that others were arrested for harboring illegal immigrants and committing offenses of violence and looting. Deputy national police commissioner Lt. Gen. Tebello M…
Thousands of demonstrators marched through South Africa on Tuesday, responding to the call of organizations that had left until 30 June to the government to expel all illegal immigrants from the country.
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