- An anonymous South African activist group stormed a company and demanded that foreign nationals be replaced with local citizens
- The group leader said that they were not seeking employment with or without CV or required qualifications but were seeking employment
- The incident adds to a rising wave of anti-immigrant sentiment and xenophobic tensions in South Africa over the past few weeks.
An anonymous activist group has protested against a South African company, demanding that citizens be replaced by foreign nationals amid ongoing xenophobic tensions in the country.
Source: Twitter
Xenophobia has been a persistent issue in the country for years, with locals often targeting foreign nationals due to perceived competition. jobs And resources.
Ever since the case has resurfaced, the numbers have been increasing south african Arguing that companies have insisted on giving priority to hiring citizens over immigrants Unemployment Rates justify demand.
The tensions have led a section of locals to take increasingly aggressive steps to press their case, moving from protests to directly confronting businesses they believe are favoring foreign workers.
some foreigner South African citizensCountries, including Malawi, have retaliated with protests of their own.
x video The confrontation between Malawian citizens and South Africans is detailed below.
Activist group demands jobs for South Africans
In a video watched by YEN.com.ghAn unknown group stormed a company to demand that it employ South African citizens instead foreign workers.
In the video, a woman who appears to be the leader of the group is seen forcefully confronting the company representatives.
He issued an ultimatum and made it clear that his visit was not a plea but a demand.
Leaders of the unnamed group were also insisting that jobs should be given regardless of whether applicants have a CV or not.
“We are not here to ask. I want to emphasize that we are here to demand these jobs. All these people are South African citizens, and they are not employed because of you employing foreign nationals. We don't want money, we don't want anything. We just want these people to be employed. It's going to happen today, whether we give you a CV or not.”
twitter (x) video Below is information about the activist group fighting the company over the employment of South African workers.
Although reactions are pouring in on the video, there is no confirmation as to when and where the incident took place.
Reactions to South African activist group demanding jobs
The video drew intense and divided reactions online, with many questioning the group's approach and the logic behind demanding jobs without qualifications.
YEN.com.gh Compiled some comments from the post.
@atoms2atoms wrote:
“The notion that these illegals are underpaid is disingenuous. They work hard, are trustworthy and reliable. There is one coffee shop in Clermont that has such a high turnover of local employees, which is due to the skilled staff.”
@Keldeen100 said:
“You don't have the qualifications but you want to work? Is that growth or audacity? Well, all I care about is that they keep pulling themselves back.”
@MohdZBello1 indicated:
“What a disappointment after all the support other African countries gave you when you desperately needed it.”
@kayomide_007 commented:
“You don't fix unemployment by demanding jobs, you fix it by acquiring the skills for them.”
@engrafaloyeh said:
“Telling foreigners to fire foreign nationals and replace them with locals, with or without qualifications. Wow. And this is also an activist at heart. We'll be here by the time the results start rolling in.”
@msonline911 said:
“The company should immediately give him a business case to solve, so that South Africans can be tested and informed that merely being a citizen is not enough to rise to the top and dine with the big guys.”
Source: Twitter
Zulu King warns activists ahead of June 30 march
According to an earlier report by YEN.com.ghProminent South African anti-immigrant activists Nkosikhona Fakel'umthakathi Ndabandaba and Ngizwe Mchunu receive harsh sentences warning from the zulu king Msuzulu Kazwelithini ahead of his planned 30 June march.
The king's warning came after a march in Pietermaritzburg on June 19, 2026, left one Malawian citizen dead and two others seriously injured. The emperor urged fellow Zulus to show compassion toward immigrants, acknowledging that suffering had driven many southward. Africa In first place.
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