Demonstrators are demanding that the government take border control seriously.
Dozens of demonstrators affiliated with the March and March movement marched through Sea Point on Tuesday, calling for stronger government action on illegal immigration and tighter border controls.
The group gathered in Fort Road before proceeding along Beach Road, turning into St John’s Road, then Main Road, and continuing towards Glengariff Road, where the march concluded at the Mandela Glasses landmark, Cape Argus reported.
March and March Cape Town branch leader Charlie said the demonstration was aimed at highlighting concerns over what the group described as an influx of unauthorised immigrants into South Africa.
“We are here today to march against the influx of unauthorised immigrants in South Africa,” Charlie said. “We know the impact of these foreigners in our country, from drugs in our communities to Ethiopians and the Somalians who have taken over the spaza shop business. It’s hard for South Africans to open that business because they are like a cartel at this point.”
