Are immigrants to blame for SA’s economic woes?

    Muhammed Akanji | Editor’s picks | Jun 30, 2026    
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With unemployment stubbornly above 30 percent and crime rates among the highest in Africa, South Africa’s simmering frustrations have boiled over into anti immigrant protests. Anti-migrant vigilante groups, including opposition party, Action SA, emboldened by fake government posters circulating online, have set a June 30 (today) ultimatum for undocumented foreigners to leave- a deadline the government insists is false and legally baseless.

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