Foreign nationals
Non-citizens can't practice law in SA, ConCourt rules
Refilwe Moloto speaks to director of Asylum Seeker, Refugee and Migrant Coalition, Muchengeti Hwacha, about the Constitutional Court ruling against foreign...
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Foreign nationals affected by KZN floods must have relief aid access - Malema
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema said that foreign nationals affected by the recent KwaZulu-Natal floods also needed to be prioritised during the crisis.
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1 person killed, 5 wounded during Operation Dudula march in Soweto
It is understood that members of the Operation Dudula were demonstrating over cable theft near an informal settlement in Soweto on Monday when shots were fired.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Crime, not migrants, the common enemy we must work to defeat
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that it was deeply disturbing how the recent incidents of anti-foreigner sentiment in parts of the country echoed our apartheid past.
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SAPS to continue operations in Diesploot after two days of violent protests
Residents vented their anger on the streets after a spate of murders, with seven people killed just this past weekend alone.
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Bredasdorp activist pleads for donations to help displaced foreign nationals
More than 1,000 men, women and children from Zimbabwe and Malawi were forced to flee their homes in the Zwelitsha area after they were targeted in xenophobic and Afrophobic violence earlier this month.
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Bredasdorp facing crisis after attacks on foreign nationals, says local leader
More than 1,000 foreign nationals are living in municipal halls and a mosque after they were targeted in xenophobic and Afrophobic violence earlier this month.
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Amnesty International urges govt to stop attacks on foreign nationals
The organisation said that the lack of action taken by the authorities against such groups had resulted in peoples’ basic human rights being violated.
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DA says corruption making it difficult for foreign nationals to be documented
The Democratic Alliance (DA) said that shifting the blame would not help fix the problem of foreign nationals being attacked.
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Dudula Movement: We are not acting illegally
The vigilante organisation wants foreign nationals out of Alexandra in a bid to secure jobs they believe are being taken from locals. They clashed with migrants on Monday and tried to shut down streets on Tuesday.
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Police foil Dudula Movement's attempt to shut down Alex
An attempted shutdown of Alexandra township by a group calling themselves Dudula Movement was halted by a heavy police contingent on 8 March 2022. Dudula Movement, who previously called themselves Operation Fiyela, are demanding documentation from foreign nationals, saying that they will shut down shops that belong to people who are in South Africa illegally. The Dudula Movement is a vigilante organisation that targets foreign nationals in Alexandra, accusing them of taking jobs from locals. Some of its actions are not legal. #OperationDudula #OperationFiyela #DudulaMovement
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Police step up presence in Alexandra amid tensions with foreign nationals
Police and Joburg metro police were deployed to several hotspot areas from Monday night to calm xenophobic tensions.
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Dudula Movement denies that it is only targeting black foreign nationals
The group clashed with foreign street vendors on Monday near the Pan Africa Mall in Alexandra.
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After clashes, foreign vendors ask Alex residents to treat them as human beings
Tensions flared on Monday when foreigners tried to occupy space that they had been forcibly removed from last month.
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Unproven that Hillbrow, nearby areas are ‘80% foreign national’ as video claims
Africa Check looks into the claims made by former deputy minister of police Bongani Mkongi in a video that Johannesburg is '80% foreign nationals'.
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Cosatu: Ramaphosa’s Sona must clarify policies on employing foreign nationals
Last week, the Home Affairs Department gazetted an updated critical skills list for South Africa highlighting scarce skills in the country.
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Malema visits restaurants to assess whether they are employing South Africans
EFF leader Julius Malema, along with other party members, visited various restaurants at the Mall of Africa on 19 January 2022. Malema said they were conducting oversight visits to assess whether South Africans were being employed in the hospitality industry.
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Nxesi: Freight industry sabotaging our economy by hiring undocumented workers
The Department of Transport, Labour and Home Affairs briefed the country on Wednesday afternoon on the impact of the demonstrations.
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8 foreign nationals arrested for online dating scam expected in court
The suspects allegedly lured and charmed their victims, many of whom are vulnerable widows or divorcees, leading to them believe they were in genuine romantic relationships before scamming them out of their money.
