Anti-migrant protests risk economic blowback for South Africa
Protests tied to unemployment and weak growth have disrupted retail and pushed thousands of African migrants to leave, officials and researchers said.
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(Johannesburg=Yonhap News) Correspondent Na Hak-jin = "There is too much influx of illegal immigrants. Our country's share of the pie is too small, but the government is not managing the borders..."
38,000 Malawians leave South Africa after anti-migrant protests
Malawi said Friday it had brought 38,000 nationals back from South Africa in a month as part of an exodus of foreigners fleeing anti-migrant threats and violence, with six dying on the way. South Africa has been rocked by weeks of protests and unrest targeting immigrants, who stand accused of taking jobs and resources. South African police have said two Mozambican nationals, a Malawian and an Ethiopian were killed in violence linked to the unres…
Anti-migrant protests risk economic blowback for South Africa
By Colleen Goko and Kopano Gumbi JOHANNESBURG, July 10 (Reuters) - Frustrations over unemployment, crime and years of weak growth are driving South Africa's anti-migrant protests. But economists warn that the departure of thousands of foreign workers c...
Anti-Migrant Protests Risk South African Economic Blowback
South Africa faces severe economic blowback from recent anti-migrant protests, as economists warn that forcing thousands of foreign workers out of the country will damage the very businesses and labour markets campaigners claim they want to protect. Widespread frustrations over high crime, weak growth, and an unemployment rate that leaves 8.1 million citizens jobless fuelled a massive nationwide march on June 30. Although the demonstrations rema…
Anti-Immigration Protests in South Africa: Zimbabwean Archdiocese Calls for Reintegration of Nationals
The Archbishop of Bulawayo Archdiocese in Zimbabwe has called for the reintegration of Zimbabweans returning from South Africa, where anti-immigration groups have pressured undocumented foreign nationals to leave. In a letter addressed to all Priests and leaders of the Metropolitan See, Archbishop Alex Thomas Kaliyanil says that, as the situation in South Africa and Zimbabwe stands, a large number of Zimbabweans are returning home with very limi…
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