Following volatile clashes outside Durban’s Diakonia Centre, the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has demanded a unified, multi-sectoral crackdown on illegal immigration, border weaknesses, and unlawful trading. While calling on the security cluster to enforce existing laws strictly, the party took a hard line against rising vigilantism and slammed populist leaders for stoking xenophobic tensions.
The African National Congress (ANC) in KwaZulu-Natal has called for a decisive, coordinated, and multi-sectoral response to address the growing complexities of illegal immigration and the rising social tensions surrounding it.
The ruling party’s provincial leadership stressed that the challenges and consequences of undocumented migration extend far beyond basic law enforcement. Instead, it demands a collective strategy involving government institutions, the private sector, non-governmental organisations, human rights advocates, traditional leaders, and religious communities.
In a statement issued by the provincial spokesperson Sifiso Sonjica, collaboration among these diverse groups is essential to developing lasting solutions to an increasingly volatile issue.
Rising Tensions in Durban
