Anti-migrants protesters gather outside SADC Summit
The movement says 176,000 people left in recent weeks and is demanding stricter visa controls and tougher action against employers hiring undocumented workers.
- On Monday, about 300 protesters from the March and March movement picketed the 46th Ordinary SADC Summit in Durban, demanding regional leaders "fetch their people" to address undocumented migration.
- Movement leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma demands the deportation of all illegal foreign nationals by September 30, 2026, citing South Africa's unemployment rate above 30 percent as a key driver.
- Weeks of protests led more than 176,000 migrants to leave the country, according to an AFP tally, while authorities deployed heavy security including drones and helicopters to manage the demonstration.
- Addressing the "challenge of migration" at the summit, President Cyril Ramaphosa stated he felt "deeply concerned and ashamed" regarding discrimination, urging regional leaders to work together on the issue.
- South Africa has called for an Africa-wide conference to address migration, though Ngobese-Zuma vowed protests will occur every Thursday until the government responds to the movement's demands.
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Some 300 anti-migrant protestors marched Monday in Durban, east of South Africa, on the sidelines of the Southern African summit, asking the leaders present that they "come to recover their nationals".
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa called on Southern African countries to unite in the face of a protest against migrants.
Anti-migrants protesters gather outside SADC Summit
Protesters in South Africa gather outside of a meeting of regional leaders demanding that they fetch their people. Frustration continues to fester on all sides as Pretoria tries to repair fractured relationships with its neighbours whilst placating the powerful anti-migrant movement.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has previously criticised the mistreatment of migrants from other African countries, warning against actions that undermine regional integration. The post Xenophobia: South African anti-migration group issues fresh deadline for foreigners appeared first on Vanguard News.
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