Xenophobic attacks in South Africa cast a shadow over the 18th Brics Summit in New Delhi, prompting concern from African journalists and leaders over repatriations and...
According to IOL, extortion gangs in Cape Town are targeting foreign‑owned spaza shops with protection fees, linked to shootings and rising protection‑racket cases.
According to IOL, a South African woman who left amid anti-immigrant violence has married her Malawian partner in Mangochi and become a Malawian citizen.
South Africa spent nearly $18m on repatriations; 82,875 people have been deported or repatriated. The country must balance border control with humane enforcement.
Malawi’s government-funded repatriation programme has ended after 56,723 nationals returned from South Africa; those still wishing to leave must fund their own travel.
Tyla’s Lagos date no longer appears on her A*POP World Tour schedule after Nigerian creator Solomon Buchi urged a boycott over her silence on xenophobic attacks.
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia set up a task team with UUCSA and SAPS to create protocols that protect places of worship during immigration operations.
Nigerian content creator Solomon Buchi called on Nigerians to boycott Tyla’s Lagos show, criticising the singer’s silence on xenophobic attacks in South Africa.
Nigeria pressed South Africa to do more to stop xenophobic attacks as delegations held candid talks on repatriations, crime concerns and migration cooperation.
Gayton McKenzie celebrated the collapse of a R135 million bid by pastor John Anosike for the Good Hope Centre after the city said the highest bidder...