Updated
Updated · sowetan.co.za · Jul 9
Ngobese-Zuma Leads 2nd Anti-Immigration March in KZN as Campaign Intensifies
Updated
Updated · sowetan.co.za · Jul 9

Ngobese-Zuma Leads 2nd Anti-Immigration March in KZN as Campaign Intensifies

3 articles · Updated · sowetan.co.za · Jul 9

Summary

  • Large crowds marched through Mthwalume in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday as Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma led the second leg of anti-illegal-immigration protests.
  • Ngobese-Zuma said the group was back on the streets because the government had failed to act on its concerns, and vowed to intensify efforts to remove illegal foreigners.
  • The renewed march follows last Thursday’s nationwide “shutdown,” staged after the group gave illegal foreigners a June 30 deadline to leave South Africa.
  • The protests come as the government says it is working with leaders from some African countries to coordinate the safe repatriation of foreigners who chose to leave.

Insights

As thousands flee South Africa amid anti-migrant marches, is the real crisis economic, political, or humanitarian—and can mass repatriation solve it?
How do misinformation and scapegoating of migrants shape public perception and policy in South Africa's immigration debate?
What protections exist for legal migrants caught up in anti-immigrant violence, and can regional cooperation prevent further humanitarian crises?