President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a slew of planned amendments to illegal migration and the recent surge in protests against foreign nationals.
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday announced five actions the government will be implementing to tackle growing frustrations around immigration and illegal migrants. The president’s address comes amid ongoing protests targeting undocumented migrants.
Anti-immigrant tensions have been reported in parts of South Africa, including the Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. Some demonstrations are led by the controversial anti-migrant group March and March.
The group has called on undocumented migrants to leave the country by June 30, despite government appeals for calm. Some foreign nationals have already left South Africa because of growing fears of violence and a planned shutdown at the end of June.
Members of the March and March movement took to the streets in recent demonstrations, drawing attention and controversy over their rhetoric and the broader debate on immigration, crime, and social cohesion in South Africa.
