S.Africa Government Holds Urgent Talks over Anti-Migrant Tensions
Ministers are finalizing a national action plan against xenophobia as protests spread and March and March sets a June 30 deadline for migrants to leave.
- On Monday, South Africa's Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Ministers held an emergency meeting at the Union Buildings in Pretoria to address weeks of nationwide protests against undocumented foreign nationals.
- Violent anti-immigration protests have erupted across KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, and the Eastern Cape in recent months; one citizen-led group issued an ultimatum for illegal migrants to leave by June 30, reviving fears after 62 people died in 2008 anti-immigrant riots.
- On Tuesday, the Durban CBD descended into chaos when March and March led an anti-illegal immigration protest; foreign nationals from Congo, Rwanda and Somalia camped outside Durban Central police station seeking protection after locals ordered them to leave.
- Defence Minister Angie Motshekga declared that "only law enforcement officers have the right and responsibility to be asking for the identities of people," while Durban Mayor Cyril Xaba urged urgent national intervention to shelter foreign nationals on the streets.
- Ministers will finalise a national action plan to combat xenophobia while Ghana prepares to repatriate hundreds of nationals this week, as Deputy Home Affairs Minister Njabulo Nzuza cautioned that the crisis must not "throw the country into chaos.
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South Africa steps up action as anti-migrant tensions...
South Africa’s government said on Monday that it is stepping up action against illegal migrants, calling on citizens not to take the law into their own hands, as protests against undocumented foreign nationals escalate. Several ministers held an urgent meeting to address weeks of nationwide protests against undocumented foreign nationals, whom anti-migrant groups accuse of crime and taking work from locals. An ultimatum by one citizen-led group …
Xenophobia: S’Africa govt holds urgent talks over rising tensions
South Africa is stepping up action against illegal migrants, and citizens must not take the law into their own hands, the government said Monday as protests against undocumented foreign nationals escalate. Several ministers held an urgent meeting to address weeks of nationwide protests against undocumented foreign nationals whom anti-migrant groups accuse of crime and taking work from locals. An ultimatum by one citizen-led group for illegal mig…
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