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President Cyril Ramaphosa says the government will dispatch envoys across Africa and around the world to build international co-operation on migration.The president on Thursday used Kenyan President William Ruto’s state visit to South Africa to position the two countries as a co-ordinated African diplomatic force in an increasingly fractured global order.Ramaphosa said South Africa is already consulting governments across Africa on migration management. He said the country wants to understand how other countries had dealt with border pressures. He did not specify when the envoys will be deployed or which countries will be prioritised.He said the two countries are also aligned on regional peace dossiers, with Kenya playing a role in Sudan, and South Africa engaged on South Sudan.Both leaders have domestic economies that are under pressure. Ruto has contended with cost-of-living and fuel protests at home, while Ramaphosa has had to manage sporadic violence directed at immigrants in low-income areas and mounting political scrutiny over border enforcement. The visit came against the backdrop of speculation over tension between the two governments after Ruto skipped a G20 gathering in South Africa and Ramaphosa did not attend an Africa-Forward summit in Kenya. Officials from both countries publicly dismissed suggestions of any strain ahead of the visit.Minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni saying violence against immigrants in SA is prohibited and those who are found guilty of doing it will be prosecuted @BDliveSA pic.twitter.com/HZ2plCgREG— Thando Maeko (@HelloThando) June 4, 2026
