Ramaphosa Warns Against Violence Ahead of South Africa Anti-Immigration Protests
Ramaphosa said grievances over undocumented immigration must be pursued peacefully as organisers set a 30 June deadline for foreign nationals to leave.
- On Monday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa warned that criminal conduct during Tuesday's anti-immigration protests will face the full force of the law, urging citizens to pursue grievances peacefully and within constitutional bounds.
- Anti-Immigrant demonstrations have escalated recently across provinces to require police intervention, with protesters threatening foreign nationals' safety and property. One organization set a June 30 deadline for undocumented nationals to leave, which Ramaphosa condemned as unconstitutional vigilantism.
- Ramaphosa emphasized that while the Constitution protects the right to protest, it prohibits intimidation and violence. "The right to protest and freedom of expression does not allow people to threaten or intimidate others," he said, stressing respect for others' rights and safety.
- Governments across Africa are evacuating thousands of citizens amid xenophobic violence fears. Malawi processed more than 15,000 nationals seeking to leave, while Uganda is evacuating 746 nationals after one was killed in KwaZulu-Natal Province.
- The President committed to strengthening border controls and tackling corruption to address public concerns. Ramaphosa urged South Africans to "protect both our borders and our Constitution, both our security and our humanity," framing reform as a path forward.
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Anti-migration groups have set a deadline for illegal immigrants: at the latest today they are to leave South Africa. At the same time they want to put the country to a standstill. Is there violence again? From S. Überbach.
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