Immigration
Faith leaders in George step in to prevent xenophobic violence
Anti-immigrant protests have already caused deaths on the Garden Route
Text by Zezethu Mtlomelo. Photos by David Harrison.
News | 9 June 2026
Bid to prevent anti-immigrant march in Cape Town
Community leaders don’t want demonstration planned for Saturday in Dunoon
News | 9 June 2026
Immigrant families bused out of Overberg after xenophobic violence
Over 100 people marched in Hermanus on Friday, demanding immigrants leave
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Photo Essay | 5 June 2026
In Photos: Hundreds march in Benoni, warning immigrants to leave by 30 June
Shops and stalls closed in Actonville and Wattville
Text by Kimberly Mutandiro. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
Brief | 5 June 2026
No grievance can justify xenophobic attacks, warns top cop
Violence is not activism, says Deputy National Police Commissioner
Brief | 3 June 2026
Anti-immigrant violence explodes in Western Cape
Several dead in Mossel Bay, families flee into mountains in Overberg
News | 2 June 2026
Five claims by March and March’s leader — and what the evidence actually shows
“We’re not xenophobic, but …”
By Daniel Steyn
Analysis | 2 June 2026
Gauteng cuts funding for non-South African social workers
Non-profits will no longer receive provincial funding for immigrant workers, a move organisations say “goes against their very ethics and morals”
By Seth Thorne
News | 1 June 2026
Xenophobic attacks killed four people in Addo. A year later, anti-immigrant sentiment is rising again
There have been no arrests for the murder of Juane September or for the immigrants killed in revenge attacks
Brief | 28 May 2026