Overview
- President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged tougher border controls and to act against groups that fuel violence in a national address on June 7.
- Dozens of anti-immigrant protesters marched in Kwa-Thema on June 8 while similar rallies were reported in the Western Cape and Limpopo.
- More than 600 Ghanaians were allowed to leave over a recent weekend, bringing the reported total people who fled about 995 as governments charter flights and buses to repatriate citizens.
- Self-styled militias including Operation Dudula have ordered undocumented foreigners to quit by June 30, and police reports link the wave to at least two Mozambican deaths.
- High unemployment above 30%, roughly three million foreign residents, and weak enforcement against vigilante groups are intensifying political pressure ahead of local elections and risking diplomatic strains with other African states.