Migrants in South Africa face pressure to leave as immigration tensions rise

Migrants in South Africa face pressure to leave as immigration tensions rise



Migrants in the South African port city of Durban have spent a night in the streets after what they say is repeated harassment by anti-immigration groups.
They say they’re being wrongly blamed for rising crime and unemployment.
But some South Africans say the government has failed in enforcing regulated migration policy.

Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from Durban, South Africa.

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26 thoughts on “Migrants in South Africa face pressure to leave as immigration tensions rise

  1. This is what our Africa leaders fault allover Africa if south African gorverment did listen not to be careless on boarder posts non of this could have happened a country without law these are the results south Africans are not xenophobic they are trying to save what is left in their country so i would like to urge all Africans to go back to their countries and fix and continue with their businesses there

  2. Many South Africans commit the crimes they claim foreigners do..no bravery to confront your government nor the Boers,

    so you choose to pick on the bottom of the totem pole, unfortunately many of you SA's do not understand economics

    to pinpoint your troubles on those responsible so you chose the easiest scapegoats,

    your MASTERS have taught you well WEAK ZULUS, NOTHING LIKE SHAKA

  3. They high jack buildings and REFUSE TO PAY LEVIES OR RENT, LEAVE THEM AS PUG STAYS! and COME ON INTERNATIONAL NEWS TO CRY GENOCIDE?? and YOU LAP IT ALL UP BECAUSE "XENOPHOBIC" , "OTHER AFRICANS" SOUTH AFRICA!!!!🤡🤡🤡. Report on Boko haram. report on schools, road infrustucture and such in these Countries!! why are you FAILING TO DO THAT???😂😂😂

  4. This media company al jazeera is a one sided on this story. They are many vidoes trending all social media..but they choose to always post these half truth kinder vidoes.

  5. 0:24 “destroying our business”…..what business does she have??? What a lier , she is an asylum seeker. She’s so old to be lying . Who is beating her??? That’s what they say when they see Aljazeera.

  6. What is Jehova God presence is this individual claiming regarding jobs . Cape Town: ~30% poverty ratePretoria (City of Tshwane): ~35% poverty rateJohannesburg: ~35% to 38% poverty rateDurban (eThekwini): ~44% poverty rate

  7. How these people's come here now they people of South Africa arrogant but they know they crossed wrong line by entering the country elligaly ,; aiming to destroyed this country they are doing and running out escape the resulting

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