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Re: Factory Workers In South Africa Protest: We Want The Foreigners To Come Back Now by Lionessza6(f): 10:40am On Jun 14

Burruchaga71:
No one wants to be illegal in South Africa . Department of Home affairs has refused to give permits.

Do you meet the requirements for those permits ?

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Re: Factory Workers In South Africa Protest: We Want The Foreigners To Come Back Now by LordLicifer(m): 11:01am On Jun 14

Rayjay45:
The UK will be just like this, make Farage just enter first.

The UK will never ever be like this believe it or not.

Re: Factory Workers In South Africa Protest: We Want The Foreigners To Come Back Now by LordLicifer(m): 11:02am On Jun 14

Lionessza6:
Do you meet the requirements for those permits ?

Good question!

Re: Factory Workers In South Africa Protest: We Want The Foreigners To Come Back Now by Lioness5280(f): 11:05am On Jun 14

LordLicifer:
Good question!

I'm expecting a truckload of insults ,curses ,excuses and blantat lies and ofcourse race-shaming instead of a simple answer grin

Re: Factory Workers In South Africa Protest: We Want The Foreigners To Come Back Now by cococandy(f): 11:07am On Jun 14

So the people in that video don’t exist?
It’s all fake?

And I suppose living in America is supposed to make me stop believing my eyes right?

Lionessza6:
I wrongly assumed that living in the West would make you less susceptible to obvious misinformation. Clearly, location isn't a substitute for critical thinking.

This is obviously another fake news meant to entertain bitter Nigerian men who can't accept rejection from another African country. Why the hell would factory workers want cheap labour back when they are now in a better position to push for proper wages and better working conditions 🤔

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Re: Factory Workers In South Africa Protest: We Want The Foreigners To Come Back Now by Lioness5280(f): 11:18am On Jun 14

IronGalaxy:
Typical Nigerian self-aggrandizing nonsense..where's the source?

They're all over the internet creating fake videos, fake stories and fake outrage about South Africa. The funniest part is that after all the noise dies down, South Africans can still walk into most African countries, enjoy themselves, do business and go home. Meanwhile, some of the loudest propagandists will continue being deported, treated with suspicion or chased out because people have learned to separate reality from internet fantasy.

The irony is incredible. They market themselves as the "true Pan-Africanists", yet Africans themselves often see straight through the act. Nothing hurts a narcissist more than rejection.

One woman claimed her daughter had been molested by a South African. After people looked into it, it turned out to be another attention-seeking drama. Congratulations, she got the attention she wanted. Hopefully she's enjoying it.

Then there was the crowd posting about Ethiopians being murdered by South Africans, only for Ethiopians themselves to step forward and explain that many of the killings were linked to conflicts between Ethiopian groups and criminal networks. Imagine being corrected by the very people you're pretending to defend.

And now we're told our goalkeeper was crying for their support? Please. The level of self-importance is becoming comedy.

Every week it's a new story, a new fake outrage campaign and a new attempt to convince the world that South Africa is collapsing. Yet somehow the people pushing these narratives are the ones constantly being embarrassed when facts emerge.

Abahambe, asijiki. Enough of the nonsense.

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Re: Factory Workers In South Africa Protest: We Want The Foreigners To Come Back Now by dogo568: 11:20am On Jun 14

They can keep protecting their jobs. We have moved on.

Re: Factory Workers In South Africa Protest: We Want The Foreigners To Come Back Now by jogojogo: 11:27am On Jun 14

anonimi:
When will enough Nigerians protest that we want PDP back to give us prosperity, peace and stability with cheap petrol and low debt burden?

What are we waiting for, to end this All Promises Cancelled, APC extreme poverty and insecurity shege that Tinubu fraudulently sold as positive change 11 years ago? That was when he went to Kaduna and begged Buhari out of retirement, to make Jonathan a one term president.
Which of the. PDP?
Tyraki or Wike PDP

Re: Factory Workers In South Africa Protest: We Want The Foreigners To Come Back Now by Segzy19: 11:55am On Jun 14

Hahahahahaha! Confused lots...

They did it while I was there in 2008.
Looted a spaza shop, the only shop supplying their needs in that township... After one week, there was no where to buy items, they started lamenting and suffering. By then, the Somalia guy who owned the shop had left ... They suffered for it.... I don't know why those guys are just too lazy, arrogant and stupid

Re: Factory Workers In South Africa Protest: We Want The Foreigners To Come Back Now by cutesharon(f): 11:56am On Jun 14

Say no more. The football team, officials and fans will soon be home to join the needed skilled labour force...foreigners are not needed to take over their jobs. Yeye de smell 🙄🙄🙄🙄

nlfpmod:
South African factory workers, mostly women, protested in the streets demanding the return of dismissed foreign employees, warning that factories risk closure without their skilled labour in areas like machining.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVTxnVR9wCs

🇿🇦 “We want the foreigners to come back now!”

— Factory workers in South Africa have taken to the streets to protest the dismissal of foreign workers, warning that the move could disrupt production and put jobs at risk. They argue that many industries rely heavily on skilled… pic.twitter.com/NuOokq39ol
— THE STATE NEWS (@THESTATENEWSS) June 13, 2026

Re: Factory Workers In South Africa Protest: We Want The Foreigners To Come Back Now by Segzy19: 11:59am On Jun 14

Where's that Andrewza guy?

What does he have to say about this.

Re: Factory Workers In South Africa Protest: We Want The Foreigners To Come Back Now by Mrexcell(m): 12:04pm On Jun 14

Yeye people who are only good in useless protests I just wish the foreigners will refuse to return so that the lazy black south africans will end up eating themselves.

Re: Factory Workers In South Africa Protest: We Want The Foreigners To Come Back Now by Mrexcell(m): 12:05pm On Jun 14

nairalanda1:
Yep that is what xenophobia causes.

No immigrants to do the dirty and dangerous jobs.

Same issue in Europe and America.

Still does not make illegal immigration right. If you want to migrate do it legally

Hope the whites in south africa are also included?

Re: Factory Workers In South Africa Protest: We Want The Foreigners To Come Back Now by godwon01(m): 12:14pm On Jun 14

It is too late , you can not cry when the head is off. You supposed to have come out when the operation dudula came out to chase the foreigners out. In South Africa hospital a lot of Nigerian Doctors are heading their hospitals as the chief medical Directors. Some of them were already South Africa citizens. I don't think they can do away with those special skills Doctors. It is going to bite them heavily in the long run. I don't know why their government kept quiet on this matter. Even several South Africa citizens got employed by this so called perepere as they used to call us.

Re: Factory Workers In South Africa Protest: We Want The Foreigners To Come Back Now by BeauGosse: 12:20pm On Jun 14

Why are they all women? No man to join

Re: Factory Workers In South Africa Protest: We Want The Foreigners To Come Back Now by Emdi1914: 12:22pm On Jun 14

very soon the sad africans will become 'south cannibals'---they will start eating themselves

Re: Factory Workers In South Africa Protest: We Want The Foreigners To Come Back Now by mastermaestro(m): 1:02pm On Jun 14

DJperdurabo:
Sometimes just leave out the "buts" from your otherwise valid and informative comments.

You don't always have to court controversy, be the "lone" voice of reason, superior thinking or whatever. After a while it gets boring, predictable and gives off an arrogant standoffish vibe (even if that's not the intent or whom you are-you can't help how people think about you right? But you sure can influence HOW they come to conclusions about your personality).

And I have an idea how you may react to this comment (which may just prove the point I was trying to make).

That guy is cunning at best. He stands on two lanes all the time. His post sickens me. angry

Re: Factory Workers In South Africa Protest: We Want The Foreigners To Come Back Now by ceejay80s(m): 1:09pm On Jun 14

kpankpangolo:
Notice zero source in the report. Nairaland posting fake news once again.

Ur username says it all,
na so una name for south Africa be nikipkolongototo very odd

Re: Factory Workers In South Africa Protest: We Want The Foreigners To Come Back Now by MasterTeeUSA: 1:34pm On Jun 14

UK never recovered from BREXIT. South Africa will learn the hard way. If not for immigrants, lots of countries won’t grow as much. Amazon, SpaceX, Uber in America…all staffed by lots of immigrants. UK tried to reverse BreXit by introducing students visa, care worker pathways and teachers recruitment amongst others…if not for those, they will be in serious trouble by now.

By 2026, analysis indicates that Brexit has made the UK economy 6–8% smaller than it would have been otherwise, causing a gradual, persistent drag on growth rather than an immediate collapse. While the 2016 referendum created prolonged uncertainty, the formal exit in 2020 introduced non-tariff barriers that increased trade costs, reduced business investment, and slowed productivity compared to similar advanced economies.Key Economic Changes Before and After BrexitGrowth and GDP: Before 2016, the UK economy grew at a similar rate to other advanced nations. Post-referendum, the UK began lagging behind this group, with studies suggesting that by 2025, GDP per head was 6–8% lower than a "do-nothing" scenario.Trade: Leaving the single market and customs union on January 1, 2021, introduced new bureaucratic, customs, and regulatory burdens on goods trade with the EU. While a tariff-free agreement was reached, this increased the cost of doing business, causing some sectors to see a significant drop in export volumes to the EU.Investment: Business investment was particularly hard hit, lagging behind comparable countries by 12–18% by 2025. Persistent uncertainty and the loss of frictionless access to the EU caused firms to cut or delay investment.Labor and Migration: The end of freedom of movement changed the labor market. While Brexit aimed to reduce net inward migration, the post-Brexit migration regime has still seen net migration exceed previous forecasts (340,000 per year projected in 2025). However, the immediate impact included shortages in sectors reliant on EU labor, such as hospitality and farming.Productivity: Labor productivity is estimated to be around 4% lower than it would have been, driven by reduced trade openness and lower investment.

nlfpmod:
South African factory workers, mostly women, protested in the streets demanding the return of dismissed foreign employees, warning that factories risk closure without their skilled labour in areas like machining.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVTxnVR9wCs

🇿🇦 “We want the foreigners to come back now!”

— Factory workers in South Africa have taken to the streets to protest the dismissal of foreign workers, warning that the move could disrupt production and put jobs at risk. They argue that many industries rely heavily on skilled… pic.twitter.com/NuOokq39ol
— THE STATE NEWS (@THESTATENEWSS) June 13, 2026

Re: Factory Workers In South Africa Protest: We Want The Foreigners To Come Back Now by anonimi: 2:04pm On Jun 14

jogojogo:
Which of the. PDP?
Tyraki or Wike PDP

The PDP of those who laid the foundation for the socioeconomic development we experienced from 1999 to 2015!!!

Re: Factory Workers In South Africa Protest: We Want The Foreigners To Come Back Now by BluntCrazeMan: 2:06pm On Jun 14

Samantha125...

Is this true?

Re: Factory Workers In South Africa Protest: We Want The Foreigners To Come Back Now by Burruchaga71(m): 4:32pm On Jun 14

Lionessza6:
Do you meet the requirements for those permits ?

Yes. When you arrived in South Africa, you will be issued a one month permit, subject to renewal. Within that period, you apply for 2 years stay, after 2 years permit they refused to renew it. Then they call u an illegal immigrants.

Re: Factory Workers In South Africa Protest: We Want The Foreigners To Come Back Now by Arostar2023: 4:55pm On Jun 14

OMEGA009:
They want the foreigners to go so they can unionize and frustrate the local industries and dictate terms that suit their lazy selves while running factories aground. Only to come back, cap in hand with useless apologies and begging and some mumu people will now say “we’re big brothers. Let’s forgive and forget”. 2030 no far na. We go see the end result.

They are headed in the same direction as Zimbabwe after the chased out the industrial white farmers and handed over the farmlands to the unskilled natives. Every country on earth needs expatriates to fill up shortages in labour. Even the great USA once ran a lottery system to recruit foreign workers massively.

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Re: Factory Workers In South Africa Protest: We Want The Foreigners To Come Back Now by themanderon: 2:12am On Jun 15

Unintended consequences of Xenophobia. Thank God the lady spoke the truth about the laziness of south Africans. They are lazy, drug/alcohol/ sex addicts.
They would rather drink their futures away and claim foreigners are taking their jobs.

Re: Factory Workers In South Africa Protest: We Want The Foreigners To Come Back Now by Burruchaga71(m): 6:44am On Jun 23

Lionessza6:
Do you meet the requirements for those permits ?

Yes. Infact they don't want Africans in their country anymore

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