Experts Warn June 30 Anti-Immigrant Deadline Could Spark Riots in South Africa
Analysts caution that rising anti-immigrant anger in South Africa may boil over into large-scale unrest if undocumented migrants do not leave by the June 30 deadline set by the ‘March and March’ movement. Opposition from President Ramaphosa and fears of a tie-up between the protest group and former president Zuma’s MK Party have raised alarm among ANC insiders, especially with local elections approaching. Makeshift camps in Durban now house over 10,000 people, and while an interministerial committee chaired by Justice Minister Kubayi has outlined long-term border, law enforcement and humanitarian plans, no clear security strategy is in place for the immediate crisis.
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