Hundreds of foreign workers are fleeing South Africa after anti-immigrant protests turned violent, with mobs attacking homes and forcing families to run for their lives. Many of those targeted – mostly from Malawi and Mozambique – say they were driven out overnight, some hiding in the bush before reaching safety. Several countries, including Malawi, Mozambique and Ghana, are now repatriating their citizens. As tensions rise, the violence is raising urgent questions about migrant safety and growing anti-immigrant sentiment in the region. DW Correspondent Dianne Hawker explains the complex political and economic issues at the heart of the tensions.
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00:00 Malawi and others repatriate citizens following anti-migrant protests
00:28 Mozambicans leave South Africa after deadly Mossel Bay clashes
02:24 DW’s Dianne Hawker reports from Johannesburg
03:38 President Ramaphosa vows to crack down on illegal migration
05:45 National police deployed to violence hot spots
07:40 Migration impacts South African labor markets, wage levels
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This is no different from Reform.
This country is eating itself up shame… Even when everybody has left, nothing will be built or maintained, only decay.
Zimbabwe 2.0.
The South African government is DITHERING and the citizens are plunging their own country into ANARCHY
International news always lying when reporting on South Africa.
So Trump was right about S. Africa? Imagine that.
Oh this seems like apartheid and genocide. I think Israel should file a lawsuit in the ICC. 😂
Good. Europe protects its borders and so should Africa. If South Africa cannot look after its own people, it definitely should not allow others to come in
My 8yrs old self is so disappointed that I once saw this country as my dream country because of the Zulu culture.
Don't fight it.
South Africa is a sinking ship ⛵, they are now calling Ghana 🇬🇭 to come help them with jobless crisis😂😂😂 after crippling our citizens in S.A.
and they must bring back there criminal bhushiri
So this reporting chooses not to mention "Illegal immigrants"
South Africa was stolen from Africans and now they think they have the right to kick people out?
Just watch everyone stop trading with South Africa and their tourism numbers be more abysmal then it already is.
Things like this need to take time or it backfires in spectacular ways.
Or just take an axe to it and suffer the consequences
Just like ICE and the Trump regime.
At some point they'll run out of whom to blame.
My guess is Isreal is stirring this up.
Africa 🌍 for African's home and abroad 🎉
Oh, the irony 😂😂
We are so happy.. Hallelujah ❤❤
I think tourists are pretty safe but if you take a local job they won't like that ,,,kinda like anywhere, but they used to have a better place ,, like many places,,,,
Could these African states please send some planes to Europe too and bring their citizens home…🤔…please😌
Spent more resources on covering up phala phala rather then the border
DW News Media outlets must prioritize accurate and responsible journalism by fact-checking, providing balanced reporting, and understanding the context of issues like illegal migration, as South Africa is a sovereign nation with the right to determine its own policies, and misrepresentations can lead to misunderstandings and tensions within society. Claims that South Africans are engaged in conflict or violence against specific groups may be overstated or misrepresented. It’s crucial for media outlets to distinguish between the actions of individuals and the views of the broader population. There has not been violence. Illegal immigration is a crime on its own.
Musk was right
Perhaps African countries could do the same for their expats in the UK. It would benefit all concerned.
The president himself does not respect the rule of law.
A country as wealthy as SA should receive more than enough in taxes to allow for enough economic growth to provide jobs for our citizens and other people looking for a better life here. But I suppose all our government officials just had to have their extra houses and cars, so I guess every citizen and foreigner has to suffer.
If it don't stop south Africa will became like Zimbabwe a rich country had become a poorest country in Africa.
I am Agreed if they are illigal they should ligalizing they situation otherwise will be deported but not by violent
All of this based on a lie. The real problem is that humans are ignorant and selfish and that ignorance is so easily exploited.
Two their covarage
Hopefully the rest of the world can boycott the country and force a change.
Hate doesn't discriminate: it consumes everyone equally
The government took too long dealing with the illegal immigration issue, this is the result
MUST OTHER AFRICAN AND EUROPEAN NATIONS ALSO CHASE AWAY SOUTH AFRICANS IN THEIR COUNTRY SINCE THEY DONT WORK IN OTHER PEOPLES COUNTRIES?
Police got to have dash cams
Including border police 🇿🇦
This is what a government does to shift blame.
Ramaphosa is the cause of this problem.
South Africa need JESUS !
Wheres the sense. Chased mozambicans. Why southa frica wants electricity from.mozambique. sorry south africa. U on your own..
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When South Africa inevitably falls, it will experience the same from its neighbors… and likely anywhere else they want to flee to. Don't worry, South African leaders will do just fine
Herman Mashaba the leader of Action SA is a son of Mozambican imigrant to SA .
Imagine this in America 😂😂😂Are they Racist or just Americans who do the same?