Immigration
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
Asylum seeker appeal backlog rises to 161,000 cases
In about 90,000 cases the applicants’ whereabouts are unknown
Parliament | 27 May 2026
Government scrambles to deal with anti-immigration protests
Ministers convened a “high-level” meeting at the Union Buildings on Monday
News | 26 May 2026
Mangaung shutdown turns to looting of immigrant-owned shops
Over 140 people arrested
Brief | 26 May 2026