‘Come Fetch Your People’: 300 Anti-Migrants Protesters Call Out to SADC Leaders

‘We should all work together’: Ramaphosa urges SADC action on migration

President Cyril Ramaphosa called regional leaders on Monday for joint efforts to tackle migration to South Africa, after a backlash against foreign nationals that led thousands to flee. Weeks of protests by populist groups demanding undocumented foreign nationals go home by June 30 led more than 176 000 to leave in recent weeks, according to an AFP tally based on... Read more → The post ‘We should all work together’: Ramaphosa urges SADC action…

‘Come fetch your people’: 300 anti-migrants protesters call out to SADC leaders

South Africa hosted a gathering of leaders from the southern African regional bloc amid xenophobic violence and anti-migrant protests. As the continent’s wealthiest country, South Africa has long attracted migrants, but it faces an unemployment rate of over 30 percent and deep-seated inequalities. Pretoria has called for a continent-wide conference on the issue of migration. Details by Eunice Masson, FRANCE 24 correspondent in Cape Town.

South Africa: Ramaphosa Tells Regional Bloc He's 'Ashamed' As Anti-Migrant Group Protests Outside Summit

President Cyril Ramaphosa told regional leaders South Africa regrets "what has befallen us as a country" over the treatment of foreign nationals. The anti-immigration group March and March protested outside the summit, demanding another mass deportation of undocumented migrants by 30 September.

Ramaphosa apologises for xenophobic attacks

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has bemoaned the recent xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals in his country, saying discrimination and violence undermine the values of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Ramaphosa says the attacks, which forced some foreign nationals to flee under threats of violence, are a cause for concern. Due to this, a voluntary repatriation process for Namibians was successfully carried out i…

South Africa anti-immigration group issues fresh ultimatum to illegal immigrants to leave

South Africa's March and March has set a new deadline for undocumented foreigners to leave, calling for a "massive deportation" at the SADC summit.

March and March Targets SADC Summit Over Undocumented Migrants

By Rahim Abdul The March and March Movement has taken its campaign against undocumented foreign nationals to the 46th SADC Summit in Durban, South Africa, calling on regional leaders to take responsibility for their citizens living in South Africa without legal documentation. The movement staged a march and picket outside the SADC Summit on Monday, […] The post March and March Targets SADC Summit Over Undocumented Migrants appeared first on 247M…