South Africa: Soweto Residents Hand Landlords Letters Demanding Foreign Spaza Owners Leave

South Africa: Soweto Residents Hand Landlords Letters Demanding Foreign Spaza Owners Leave

A group calling itself Soweto Uprising 2026 gave Dube landlords letters on Monday demanding that foreign spaza owners leave immediately. Landlord Patricia Mbatha, 70, wants her tenant out but fears community members will attack her, thinking she is protecting him.

Soweto residents hand landlords letters demanding foreign spaza owners leave

A group calling itself Soweto Uprising 2026, a name that first appeared in October, gave Dube landlords letters demanding that foreign spaza owners leave immediately.

Soweto Uprising movement issues 7-day eviction notices to landlords renting to foreign nationals

Soweto Uprising activists issued seven-day eviction notices to Dube landlords renting to foreign-owned spaza shops, targeting Somali operators after looting.