{"id":31925,"date":"2026-06-30T19:22:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T23:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/anti-immigrant-rallies-demand-foreigners-flee-south-africa\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T19:22:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T23:22:54","slug":"anti-immigrant-rallies-demand-foreigners-flee-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/anti-immigrant-rallies-demand-foreigners-flee-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-Immigrant Rallies Demand Foreigners Flee South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome back to World Brief, where we\u2019re looking at rising xenophobia in South Africa<\/strong>, indirect U.S.-Iran <\/strong>negotiations in Qatar<\/strong>, and a massive Ukrainian <\/strong>bombardment of Russia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u2018They Must Go\u2019<\/h3>\n

Widespread anti-immigrant rallies kicked off<\/a> across South Africa on Tuesday, as thousands of demonstrators demanded that all undocumented migrants leave the country immediately. \u201cFor \u200bthe next six months, we are asking for our national resources to be used to take the illegal immigrants out of this country,\u201d said Jacinta Ngobese, the leader of March and March, which organized the event. \u201cFrom building to building, they \u200bmust go.\u201d<\/p>\n

Welcome back to World Brief, where we\u2019re looking at rising xenophobia in South Africa<\/strong>, indirect U.S.-Iran <\/strong>negotiations in Qatar<\/strong>, and a massive Ukrainian <\/strong>bombardment of Russia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u2018They Must Go\u2019<\/h3>\n

Widespread anti-immigrant rallies kicked off<\/a> across South Africa on Tuesday, as thousands of demonstrators demanded that all undocumented migrants leave the country immediately. \u201cFor \u200bthe next six months, we are asking for our national resources to be used to take the illegal immigrants out of this country,\u201d said Jacinta Ngobese, the leader of March and March, which organized the event. \u201cFrom building to building, they \u200bmust go.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anti-immigrant groups gave migrants a \u201cdeadline\u201d of June 30 to self-deport or face arrest and deportation, with Ngobese vowing on Tuesday to hold weekly marches until the group\u2019s objectives are met. Although South African President Cyril Ramaphosa warned protesters to remain peaceful and not to engage in vigilantism, fear of violence<\/a> has prompted thousands of people\u2014both undocumented migrants as well as foreign nationals in South Africa legally\u2014to flee the country.<\/p>\n

Protesters have accused<\/a> foreign nationals, mostly from other African countries, of committing crimes and taking away jobs and resources from South Africa\u2019s citizens. Within just a few weeks, their movement gained nationwide traction\u2014and quickly turned violent and, in some cases, even deadly. Last month, demonstrators set fire<\/a> to more than 50 shacks in the harbor town of Mossel Bay, killing several foreign nationals. Protest organizers have denied responsibility for any violence. \u201cUnfortunately, we can\u2019t be in every single community telling them \u2026 how to behave,\u201d Ngobese told<\/a> Reuters earlier this month.<\/p>\n

The violent mob prompted Ramaphosa to announce plans to deploy envoys<\/a> across the continent to tackle xenophobic attacks. Yet such sentiment appears to only be worsening ahead of municipal elections in November, as some politicians are choosing to join the protests to boost their popularity in local races.<\/p>\n

Consulates and foreign missions have reportedly been overwhelmed<\/a> by the number of people trying to leave the country. Some undocumented migrants have resorted to sleeping outside of government offices for protection, fearing that they will be attacked in their homes. And locals have accused landlords in the cities of Johannesburg and Durban of illegally evicting foreign tenants to prevent their buildings from being vandalized.<\/p>\n

Pretoria \u201cwill not tolerate any attempts to destabilize the country<\/a> by anyone, whether marching or otherwise,\u201d Ramaphosa said ahead of Tuesday\u2019s march. Although he has acknowledged the public\u2019s concerns about illegal immigration, he stressed on Monday that the right to protest \u201cdoes not allow people to threaten or intimidate others, or to engage in acts of vandalism or violence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ramaphosa deployed thousands of police officers on Tuesday to maintain order during the rallies, and he placed the military on standby. Many businesses chose to shutter their doors to prevent looting and vandalism.<\/p>\n

Only around 3 million people in South Africa (or roughly 4 percent of the country\u2019s population) are foreign nationals. Yet seven out of 10 South Africans view immigrants\u2019 economic impact<\/a> as negative, with many accusing foreigners of exacerbating the nation\u2019s high unemployment rate.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Most Read<\/h3>\n

What We\u2019re Following<\/h3>\n

Talks in Doha. <\/strong>U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump\u2019s son-in-law Jared Kushner arrived in Doha<\/a> on Tuesday to discuss critical regional issues, including the Iran and Lebanon wars. According to Qatar\u2019s foreign ministry, there are no high-level U.S. talks scheduled with an Iranian delegation, though an Iranian official will also be in Doha this week to discuss the potential release of frozen Iranian assets.<\/p>\n

Control of the Strait of Hormuz is also likely to be a topic of discussion in these meetings. Iran maintains that it has sole authority over the strategic waterway, despite U.S. objections. On Tuesday, an Iranian official and four diplomats confirmed<\/a> that Iran and Oman are jointly moving forward with plans to charge service-related fees for ships traversing the strait. While the countries insist that these will not be transit fees, which are illegal under international law, charging for services would be a significant change to Hormuz\u2019s prewar status and grant Tehran greater influence over the thoroughfare.<\/p>\n

Control of the strait is not the only sticking point to ongoing peace talks, though. Tehran insists that the truce with Washington must be linked to stopping the Israel-Lebanon war, even as Israeli forces continue to strike alleged Hezbollah targets. Over the weekend, Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon killed<\/a> at least one person just one day after Israel and Lebanon signed a U.S.-mediated framework peace deal; Hezbollah was not party to these negotiations and has rejected the agreement\u2019s terms.<\/p>\n

Long-distance strikes. <\/strong>Ukrainian forces damaged<\/a> one of Russia\u2019s largest satellite communication centers on Tuesday during a massive overnight aerial bombardment of Moscow. The Dubna site \u201cis a specialized satellite communications facility used, among other things, for intelligence gathering and coordinating the activities of Russia\u2019s occupying forces in Ukraine,\u201d Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote<\/a> on X. The Kremlin has not confirmed an attack on the facility, but Moscow region Gov. Andrey Vorobyov acknowledged that a Ukrainian drone hit an \u201cadministrative building\u201d in the area.<\/p>\n

Hitting Dubna underscores Ukraine\u2019s growing ability to strike targets deep inside Russian territory. Dubna is located around 310 miles from the Ukrainian border, and Tuesday\u2019s attack was the second such strike<\/a> on the facility this month.<\/p>\n

\u201cStep by step, we are implementing our plan of long-range sanctions and making it as difficult as possible for the aggressor state to carry out its invasion operations against Ukraine and the occupation of our territories,\u201d Zelensky added. Russia\u2019s defense ministry claimed to have intercepted<\/a> at least 419 Ukrainian drones across at least 16 regions, including Moscow and Russian-occupied Crimea, in attacks early on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

SCOTUS ruling. <\/strong>The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected<\/a> the White House\u2019s effort to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States, delivering a blow to Trump\u2019s immigration agenda.<\/p>\n

In the 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court upheld<\/a> a lower court\u2019s decision to block Trump\u2019s executive order<\/a>, signed on his first day in office, directing U.S. agencies not to recognize the citizenship of children born in the United States if neither parent was a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident. \u201c[T]here is scant evidence for this dramatically revisionist view,\u201d Chief Justice John Roberts wrote<\/a> for the court, arguing that the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution extends citizenship to \u201cevery free-born person in this land.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump, though, appeared to brush off the judicial loss, reposting<\/a> a headline on Tuesday that claimed that \u201cTrump\u2019s efforts to reverse birthright citizenship may succeed with or without SCOTUS.\u201d He later called on Congress to begin drafting legislation to end birthright citizenship, writing<\/a>, \u201cNo long and unwieldy Constitutional Amendment is necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n

Odds and Ends<\/h3>\n

Paraguay President Santiago Pe\u00f1a declared<\/a> Tuesday to be a national holiday to celebrate the country\u2019s surprise World Cup victory over Germany. The South American team (ranked 33rd in the world) entered Monday\u2019s match with low hopes, and sure enough, Germany (ranked 12th) dominated possession<\/a> during the match. Yet with the score still tied 1-1 after extra time, the match proceeded to a penalty shootout, which Paraguay won 4-3. It was one of the biggest upsets of this year\u2019s World Cup thus far.<\/p>\n

Paraguay is the second Latin American country to make defeating Germany\u2019s team a national celebration. Last week, Ecuador also announced a national holiday after clinching a 2-1 victory to reach the knockout stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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