Immigration
March and March protest turns ugly again
Protesters diverted from the agreed route and attacked immigrants
Brief | 30 April 2026
Lesotho starts amnesty process for nationals banned by South Africa
Lists to be sent to SA for approval
News | 29 April 2026
Pretoria disrupted by anti-immigrant march
March and March campaign expands from Durban
Text by Warren Mabona. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
Brief | 28 April 2026
Durban organisations come together to fight xenophobia
But dozens of shops were closed in the city centre as the March and March “clean-up” continued
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Brief | 23 April 2026
Refugee eviction case pushed to October
City of Cape Town and national government have applied to evict people living at the Wingfield and Bellville sites
News | 22 April 2026
South Africa and Lesotho agree that IDs will be enough to cross the border
Basotho who have been barred from South Africa for overstaying will be granted amnesty
News | 21 April 2026
Stop blaming immigrants for government failures, Johannesburg marchers say
“This march is a declaration that no one is illegal and that our future is bound together as one human race”
Brief | 20 April 2026
Metro cops warn March and March protesters to behave
Businesses along the march route remained closed
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Brief | 17 April 2026
Anti-immigrant protesters harass people in Durban
Shopkeeper alleges protesters stabbed his brother
By Joseph Bracken, Tsoanelo Sefoloko and Bongane Motaung
Brief | 15 April 2026