Johannesburg Businesses Close as Anti-Migrant March Demands Deportations
Hundreds of protesters from March and March, Operation Dudula, ActionSA, IFP and the MK Party marched to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature to present a seven-day memorandum demanding action on undocumented migrants and corrupt police. Tensions peaked in Johannesburg’s CBD when demonstrators carrying sjamboks forced foreign-owned shops to shut. Leaders accused authorities of failing to tackle illegal migration and collusion by some officers. March and March’s Jacinta Ngobese Zuma and ActionSA’s Herman Mashaba urged tighter visa rules, document reviews and mass deportations. They warned that official inaction risks fuelling xenophobia and crime syndicates. The provincial government received the demands and promises a response within seven days. A statement from national authorities outlines plans to tighten border controls, roll out an electronic travel authorisation system and increase deportations, while President Ramaphosa calls for unity and restraint.
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