Amid its fresh anti-migrant convulsion, SA risks becoming a pariah state again
Daily Maverick | 09.07.2026 02:15
On 30 June thousands of black South Africans marched in the streets of its towns and cities, demanding that fellow black Africans, whom they have deemed “illegal”, must immediately vacate their country. Happily, the worst fears of widespread anti-immigrant violence appeared to have been avoided. President Cyril Ramaphosa, roused at last from the craven inertia of his government, had appeared to broker a late-night deal with some of the nativist leaders who have hitherto been violent in word and deed.
