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South Africa: Thousands March Against Illegal Immigration Across South Africa
GroundUp, 30 June 2026
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Protest leaders at times struggled to keep control, with sporadic incidents of looting, vandalism, arson and assault reported in several areas, reports GroundUp.
The demonstrations marked the 30 June ''deadline'' set by the anti-immigration movement March and March for the South African government to act against illegal immigration, and for illegal immigrants to leave the country.
In central Durban, shops owned by immigrants and South Africans were closed on Tuesday morning.
A small group of people gathered on the steps of St George's Cathedral in Cape Town for a counter-protest to March and March, who organised anti-immigrant demonstrations across South Africa.
Anti-immigration groups have set today as the deadline for undocumented foreign nationals to leave the country. Marches are planned in Durban, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Emalahleni, and police have warned that there will be "no tolerance for vigilantism, no tolerance for xenophobic or any type of violence, no tolerance for intimidation...".
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The emergence of the March and March movement, calls for the mass deportation of undocumented migrants by 30 June 2026, growing anti-immigrant violence, and the repatriation of foreign nationals by several African governments have pushed immigration to the centre of national debate.
The anti-immigrant protest movement argues that it is responding to rising unemployment, deteriorating public services, and growing insecurity.
The question is not whether these grievances have merit.
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The briefing by members of Parliament comes before a 30 June "deadline" set by anti-immigrant organisation March and March for undocumented immigrants to leave South Africa.
Protests against immigrants are planned across the country.
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