March-on-March leads anti-immigrant protests in South Africa

8 articles · Updated · GhanaWeb · Apr 29

The group, founded in 2024 by Durban radio presenter Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, has been linked to confrontations targeting African migrants including Ghanaians and Nigerians.
Reports say migrants have been assaulted, businesses shut or vandalised, and some driven from schools and health facilities as protesters demand tougher immigration enforcement and citizen-first access to jobs and services.
The unrest follows marches in Johannesburg and Pretoria and a decade of similar flare-ups, while African leaders and the UN have condemned the attacks as xenophobic or afrophobic.

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