The call comes after the controversial anti-immigrant group Operation Dudula launched a Western Cape branch in Cape Town on Saturday.
The group launched its North West branch in Rustenburg on Wednesday just weeks after KwaZulu-Natal.
The controversial anti-migrant group is launching its North West branch in Rustenburg on Wednesday.
Organisers say Rustenburg which is home to mining and agricultural industries is plagued by drugs, prostitution and human trafficking and they blame this on illegal migrants.
Tensions ran high outside the home of Kgomotso Diale who was killed at the weekend during a march led by Operation Dudula at the Chicken Farm informal settlement.
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.
The general public appear to be misinformed about the impact of migration and how it affects the national labour market.
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.
Operation Dudula has been leading a controversial campaign in Johannesburg in which foreign nationals have been targeted.
Once relegated to the margins of politics, anti-immigrant activism has gone mainstream. Several anti-immigrant groups have become reference points for national debate.
Operation Dudula members in Rosslyn, Pretoria, marched to factories calling for the employment of South Africans on 29 March 2022. Picture: Boikhutso Ntsoko/Eyewitness News
They are demanding that businesses based in the automotive hub prioritize the employment of South Africans over foreign nationals.
Operation Dudula leader Nhlanhla “Lux” Mohlauli says there have already been threats against his life but adds he is willing to die for his beliefs.
The lawyer representing Operation Dudula leader Nhlanhla “Lux” Mohlaoli claims his client is working with the police minister to engage similar anti-migrant groups.
The Operation Dudula leader addressed supporters on the back of a van near the Roodepoort Magistrates Court where he was released on bail.
Operation Dudula's Nhlanhla 'Lux' Dlamini was arrested on Thursday shortly after wrapping up a media interview in Rosebank.
They've reacted after an anti-xenophobia march by a group known as " Kopanang Africa" to the Johannesburg Central Police Station over the weekend.
This follows an anti-xenophobia march by the newly-established Kopanang Africa on Saturday.
