South Africa deploys police as anti-immigrant protests prompt fears
Jul 01, 2026
Johannesburg [South Africa], July 1: Businesses in South African cities have been shuttered and police have been deployed to the streets as demonstrators gathered at anti-immigrant protests around the country. Anti-immigrant groups have given undocumented foreign nationals a "deadline" of Tuesday to leave the country. The groups have falsely claimed that undocumented immigrants will face arrest and deportation if they do not leave in time. The government has rejected the groups' threats as false, but thousands of people have been pushed to flee. President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that the right to protest "does not allow people to threaten or intimidate others.
Source: Qatar Tribune
