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Re: Population Of Foreigners In South Africa By Country by igbobuigbo: 3:53pm On Sep 08, 2019
Peacecore:
lies from pit of hell. How many are in SA for those no. to b foreigners
SA = 55 mill
Re: Population Of Foreigners In South Africa By Country by Nobody: 4:20pm On Sep 08, 2019
madenigga:
If south Africans were up to 20,000 in Nigeria people would have come accross them.

All my life in Nigeria apart from conferences i attend I have not seen a south African in our streets before.
How do you identify a Southie
Re: Population Of Foreigners In South Africa By Country by plaetton: 4:21pm On Sep 08, 2019
spectroscopic:
“I am here in SA. I am not sure Nigerians here are in a hurry to leave. I am also not sure many see the need to leave. I visited a hospital here today and met many Nigerian doctor and health workers.

“They are busy carrying out their legitimate duties. I was in Mandela Square and was served at a restaurant by two Nigerians, they didn’t express any anxiety and neither did they feel under any pressure to flee SA.”...............................................Babafemi Ojudu

https://dailypost.ng/2019/09/07/xenophobia-buharis-aide-makes-revelation-nigerians-south-africa/
Thank you .
Nigerians in SA are not different from Nigerians in UK , US or Canada. Nigerians thrive and become a dominant force wherever they find themselves, be it in Academia, professional callings, business and trading, and also in vices.
Again, same can be said of Chinese, Indians, etc.

The South African men suffer a horrible inferiority complex that has been with them for centuries of white domination. As typical of their psychological trauma, the men are very very mentally weak, and the women are much stronger.

Non Africans have been rapping and pillaging the natural and human resources of SA for centuries.
What we see in these xenophobic eruptions are the natural outbursts of very very traumatized and weak minds.
Unfortunately, it is a tragic and ironic case of misplaced anger .
Tragic case of self-hate and self loathing.
Nigerians in SA showed the black South Africans that black Africans can establish, run and thrive in endeavours and business enterprises thought to be the exclusive reserves of whites, Chinese, Indians and Lebanese.
The South Africans had been mentally programmed to accept that they were useless and incapable of establishing and running successful business and professional enterpirise, until Nigerians came in hordes to demystify that notion. But rather than be inspired and emulate the Nigeriane enterprising spirit, they stayed laid back with their false sense of entitlement. Nigerians don't carry last, and we don't wait for no one.

If my brothers are still in Kano and Maiduguri thriving , despite all the xenophobic attacks over the decades, they certainly not going to leaving SA on account of lazy disgruntled MFOs.
Re: Population Of Foreigners In South Africa By Country by igbobuigbo: 4:37pm On Sep 08, 2019
Actually, some of the Nigerian people we call immigrants would be SA citizens. There Permanent residency and citizenship procedures don't appear insurmountable

You and your spouse qualify for a direct permanent residence permit if you have lived in South Africa on the basis of your work permit for a minimum period of five years. Dependents of South African citizens or permanent residence permit holders can also apply.

Applications for naturalisation may only be received by the office if the applicant has been on a Permanent Residence Permit for a period of five (5) years from the date of obtaining Permanent Residence (PR) in the Republic of South Africa.

https://www.gov.za/services/services-foreigners/permanent-residence

Obviously their immigration systems are more generous than Nigeria's. You need to have lived in Nigeria for 15 years before you can be a citizen
Re: Population Of Foreigners In South Africa By Country by justtoodark: 5:27pm On Sep 08, 2019
spectroscopic:
An article I posted a couple days ago https://www.nairaland.com/5398486/sa-vs-nigeria-sorry-field gave the figure at 30 K, which is comparable to this one. Apparently, unless these data do not capture both legal and illegal immigrants, the Nigerian population in SA is small and cannot be the reason for afrophobia targeted specifically at Nigerians. Are some of the Nigerians there loud and shady? Yes. But there are decent Nigerian profs and doctors and other professionals there as well. These are usually not loud and obnoxious compared to traders (same as traders in Nigeria) let alone Yahoo! Yahoo! and drug dealers. Nigerians in SA are like Nigerians in Nigeria: they come in all shades and colors and comprise of the best, the good, the bad and the downright ugly. I don't know if Nigerian professionals in SA and the non-criminal traders and artisans communicate at all. These people of different social strata should start communicating to dispel the false narrative and also to detach their honorable image from that of the few bad eggs among them.

PS: All Nigerians in SA went there legally at first. So everyone of them was documented initially. Depending on how they revise their documentation, some formerly legal immigrants who did not honor the terms of their visa become illegal and may or may not be captured in these data.
Nigerians in SA are like Nigerians in Nigeria: they come in all shades and colors and comprise of the best, the good, the bad and the downright ugly.

kiiiikikikikiki....

Re: Population Of Foreigners In South Africa By Country by oneman2k7: 5:39pm On Sep 08, 2019
we are even minority
Re: Population Of Foreigners In South Africa By Country by igbobuigbo: 5:43pm On Sep 08, 2019
Re: Population Of Foreigners In South Africa By Country by chubinwa(m): 5:47pm On Sep 08, 2019
Nigeria's population is quite lesser than other countries yet we are mostly at the receiving end. I think SA is the most stupid African country for being a stooge to the whites.
Re: Population Of Foreigners In South Africa By Country by Frankiss44(m): 5:48pm On Sep 08, 2019
astrodome:
I saw that too. SA govt cannot give 800K Nigerians visas. That info came from fake Nigerian govt who have no idea how to collect and use data. That is why 90% of all data in Nigeria are fake
Many Nigerians that don't get visa cross over to other South African countries like Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Botswana.. And from there cross the border to SA.. Nigerians in SA is certainly more than that figure
Re: Population Of Foreigners In South Africa By Country by Frankiss44(m): 5:49pm On Sep 08, 2019
madenigga:
If south Africans were up to 20,000 in Nigeria people would have come accross them.

All my life in Nigeria apart from conferences i attend I have not seen a south African in our streets before.
Yeah.. The only place have seen them in large quantity is at the synagogue
Re: Population Of Foreigners In South Africa By Country by crackhouse(m): 6:02pm On Sep 08, 2019
Give us link.
Re: Population Of Foreigners In South Africa By Country by igbobuigbo: 6:05pm On Sep 08, 2019
Re: Population Of Foreigners In South Africa By Country by igbobuigbo: 6:07pm On Sep 08, 2019
Frankiss44:
Many Nigerians that don't get visa cross over to other South African countries like Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Botswana.. And from there cross the border to SA.. Nigerians in SA is certainly more than that figure
Then SA has every right to flush out all illegal immigrants
Re: Population Of Foreigners In South Africa By Country by oyatz(m): 6:10pm On Sep 08, 2019
But have you seen Nigerians that go online to declare Johanesburg or Cape town a 'No man's Kand'?


igbobuigbo:
I have not heard of any Nigerians claiming to own SA. Can you share your information?
Re: Population Of Foreigners In South Africa By Country by igbobuigbo: 6:19pm On Sep 08, 2019
oyatz:
But have you seen Nigerians that go online to declare Johanesburg or Cape town a 'No man's Kand'?
No I have not. Please share info
Re: Population Of Foreigners In South Africa By Country by Ritchiee: 6:20pm On Sep 08, 2019
anago40:
Population of Foreigners in South Africa by country.

Zimbabwe 649,385
Mozambique 381,386
Lesotho 312,537
Namibia 174,043
United Kingdom 123,764
Malawi 102,327
Germany 93,660
Zambia 92,075
Swaziland 87,362
Botswana 69,160
Angola 65,716
DR Congo 50,340
Portugal 44,925
India 39,907
China 38,684
Italy 38,515
Netherlands 33,217
Congo 32,497
Somalia 30,847
*Nigeria 27,326*
Kenya 27,143
Ireland 19,989
United States 16,713
Pakistan 16,517
Poland 16,276
Tanzania 15,823
Greece 14,912
Mauritius 14,043
Belgium 13,128
France 12,506
Australia 11,898
Ghana 11,013
Burundi 10,822

Source: United Nations (2017)

What do you think?
Provide a verifiable link to this...
Re: Population Of Foreigners In South Africa By Country by igbobuigbo: 6:22pm On Sep 08, 2019
Ritchiee:
Provide a verifiable link to this...
Read; its good for your brain. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_South_Africa
Re: Population Of Foreigners In South Africa By Country by Frankiss44(m): 6:27pm On Sep 08, 2019
igbobuigbo:
Then SA has every right to flush out all illegal immigrants
Yeah but the problem is that the south African police and immigration is far more corrupt than what we have here.. Once an illegal immigrant is willing to part with money, they turn the blind eye.. That's why the average south African is taking law into their hands
Re: Population Of Foreigners In South Africa By Country by Nobody: 6:40pm On Sep 08, 2019
astrodome:
Are you saying that the Nigerian doctors and university professors and nurses in SA are also criminals? shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked
No
Since you seems to lack simple reasoning let me break down for you: What he's trying to say is; of course not all (100%) Nigerians are downright criminal but great majority of them are & that is very certain & obvious
Nigerian drug dealers in India today
Nigerian drug fraudsters in US (yahoo yahoo) tomorrow
Next tomorrow in UK
Saudi Arabia next
South Africa
Dubai ATM robbers...etc
On & on, again & again, non stop
Why Nigerians & evil always? Are we the only country in the world?
We are building ourselves bad reputation across the globe
Time may come that no country would allow Nigerians set foot on their shore

Re: Population Of Foreigners In South Africa By Country by anago40(op): 6:43pm On Sep 08, 2019
So many foreigners in SA
Re: Population Of Foreigners In South Africa By Country by anago40(op): 6:52pm On Sep 08, 2019
anago40:
Population of Foreigners in South Africa by country.

Zimbabwe 649,385
Mozambique 381,386
Lesotho 312,537
Namibia 174,043
United Kingdom 123,764
Malawi 102,327
Germany 93,660
Zambia 92,075
Swaziland 87,362
Botswana 69,160
Angola 65,716
DR Congo 50,340
Portugal 44,925
India 39,907
China 38,684
Italy 38,515
Netherlands 33,217
Congo 32,497
Somalia 30,847
*Nigeria 27,326*
Kenya 27,143
Ireland 19,989
United States 16,713
Pakistan 16,517
Poland 16,276
Tanzania 15,823
Greece 14,912
Mauritius 14,043
Belgium 13,128
France 12,506
Australia 11,898
Ghana 11,013
Burundi 10,822

Source: United Nations (2017)

What do you think?

Re: Population Of Foreigners In South Africa By Country by Ritchiee: 6:57pm On Sep 08, 2019
Re: Population Of Foreigners In South Africa By Country by Enwhen(m): 8:32pm On Sep 08, 2019
anago40:
Population of Foreigners in South Africa by country.

Zimbabwe 649,385
Mozambique 381,386
Lesotho 312,537
Namibia 174,043
United Kingdom 123,764
Malawi 102,327
Germany 93,660
Zambia 92,075
Swaziland 87,362
Botswana 69,160
Angola 65,716
DR Congo 50,340
Portugal 44,925
India 39,907
China 38,684
Italy 38,515
Netherlands 33,217
Congo 32,497
Somalia 30,847
*Nigeria 27,326*
Kenya 27,143
Ireland 19,989
United States 16,713
Pakistan 16,517
Poland 16,276
Tanzania 15,823
Greece 14,912
Mauritius 14,043
Belgium 13,128
France 12,506
Australia 11,898
Ghana 11,013
Burundi 10,822

Source: United Nations (2017)

What do you think?
I doubt it , The released of recent by a minister in southy, says

Foreign Nationals in Southy are 4million and


Nigerian is 800k.


Go do more findings and see.
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