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Anti-migrants protesters gather outside SADC Summit
- 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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For months there have been xenophobic protests in South Africa - also during the summit of the regional community SADC. For the reputation of the neighbours they are a massive problem. By Stephan Ueberbach.
·Hamburg, Germany
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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".
·Paris, France
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa called on Southern African countries to unite in the face of a protest against migrants.
·Montreal, Canada
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Total News Sources20
Leaning Left3Leaning Right3Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Center
Bias Distribution
- 46% of the sources are Center
46% Center
L 27%
C 46%
R 27%
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