President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced South Africa will send envoys across the African continent and to other parts of the world as the government steps up diplomatic efforts to tackle the migration challenges facing the country.
Ramaphosa rejected Labeled xenophobia and stated that its aim would be to broaden international cooperation on migration and ensure that countries work together to address the root causes of population movements.
his comments come Amid growing public debate over illegal migration and growing calls for governments to address the challenges associated with undocumented immigrants.
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The Mozambican government said there were five civilians killed In “xenophobic attacks”, while anti-immigration protests spread across the Western Cape region in South Africa, families were forced to flee their homes in Kleinmond and Gansbaai in Overberg.
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Ghanaian authorities have begun repatriation The first group of citizens from South Africa arrives amid growing fears over anti-immigrant protests and potential xenophobic violence.
About 300 people were expected to depart from Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport. 800 people from Ghana have registered to return home. Some migrants said they no longer felt safe after the march and the protests led by the March Movement. have agitated
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March and the March, the main organization of the series of anti-immigrant protests, have set an event deadline June 30 to allow illegal immigrants to leave the country, and to provide the government with a clear action plan to deal with the issue.
south african government called Protests against immigration and illegal will be discussed in the meeting
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South African authorities should “intensify efforts to address anti-immigrant sentiment and violence to ensure the safety of foreign nationals at risk in the country”, said Nomathamsanka Masiko-Mpaka, South Africa researcher for Human Rights Watch. Said The anti-immigrant group's march and march were followed by demonstrations against undocumented immigrants in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Durban.
President Cyril Ramaphosa (file photo)