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TravelRe: Nigeria Ends Repatriation Of Citizens From South Africa by RandDigital(op): 5:40pm On Jul 18
Emeskhalifa:
I just knew you aren't different from your brothers despite being educated and civilised.

It is well, enjoy your country alone.
All South Africans are on the same page - black, white, ANC or DA, educated or uneducated.

SA is known globally for high crime and unemployment rates - something has to change.

The country needs serious change, we don't care what you say.
Foreign AffairsRe: Congolese Boxer, Roméo ‘Bololo’ Katompa Burnt Alive In South Africa by RandDigital: 3:44pm On Jul 18
Major7:
Start locating the goats 🐐 on your streets to tell that to. I am highly disappointed in you all. I'm glad I didn't follow my friend's advice to relocate to your place back then,tho she's a wonderful person
That's great news - we need people who can think, clearly you don't fit into that category. A person is set on fire and no serious outlet is reporting it, but you can't do the maths that it's fake news? 🇳🇬🗑️🚮
Foreign AffairsRe: Congolese Boxer, Roméo ‘Bololo’ Katompa Burnt Alive In South Africa by RandDigital: 2:56pm On Jul 18
Major7:
What will you say before? We don't expect you to admit it,neither do we also expect your xenophobic news outlets to air it so tell all your silly excuses to the goats on the streets of jo'burg 😡
No other serious African media house is reporting it.
TravelRe: Nigeria Ends Repatriation Of Citizens From South Africa by RandDigital(op): 2:23pm On Jul 18
helinues:
Which water are you people consuming in your country that made all of you to be always sounding the Same.

We are talking about a Congolese that was lynched, you are talking of officially reported the guy. Is the Congolese boxer the only victim with the South Africa Afrophobic attacks?

The total number of the Ethiopians outside their country is 3 million..How many countries do we have in Africa alone that almost 200k Ethiopians will be in your country? And if your reference is about google figure then that must be outdated because reasonable number of them have returned home after the war as Abbiy it what's their president's name is trying his best
So, I see you're not disputing that this Congolese boxer story is fake news on Nairaland?

This is how you know a story is fake:

1. No credible news outlet is carrying the story
2. Video of charred body is a close up, no identifying pictures of location
3. Everyone is an official but speaking french, South Africa is English speaking

nlfpmod mynd44

TravelRe: Nigeria Ends Repatriation Of Citizens From South Africa by RandDigital(op):
helinues:
You are not even interested in making senses with your arguments. Are the Ethiopians sharing border with South Africa? How many Ethiopians can afford travelling abroad?

If they can't go to their nearest neighbors like Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, why South Africa?

Let's even put that aside. I just read about a Congolese boxer that was burnt alive by your zulu people, was he also into drug?

The honest truth is, you South Africans should start the crying now because you don't have a clue about what's it's about to hit you. Not even your southern neighbors are with you with your boring attitude
Can you read, up to 200K Ethiopians are in SA.

I've officially laid a complaint against that Congolese boxer thread. Don't fall for fake news.

TravelRe: Nigeria Ends Repatriation Of Citizens From South Africa by RandDigital(op): 1:33pm On Jul 18
helinues:
So number counting is also part of the problem you people have in SA? What's the population of the Ethiopians that almost 200k are residing in your country. How many Ethiopians are in Kenya which is one of their neighbors?
I don't care how many Ethiopian refugees are in Kenya - read the UN refugee act, if fleeing conflict you should run to neighbouring countries, not South Africa.
Foreign AffairsRe: Congolese Boxer, Roméo ‘Bololo’ Katompa Burnt Alive In South Africa by RandDigital:
Fantastic001:
RandDigital

As usual, come and tell us how the boxer was a criminal.

Bunch of stoopeed foools. God will punish everyone of you supporting these senseless killings.
nlfpmod mynd44 there's no credible news outlet in SA or global carrying this story - just unknown fake news sites. Was proper due diligence and fact checking done here?

Doesn't make sense that there's so many french speaking officials on the site in South Africa. Crime scenes are cordoned off by official South African police and forensics - English speaking. That video of the body is a closeup and probably from DRC.

Very dodgy report.

TravelRe: Nigeria Ends Repatriation Of Citizens From South Africa by RandDigital(op):
helinues:
Were you drunk when you made the above comments?

How many Nigerians are in UK which should be the country Nigerians are most that you are claiming 500k Nigerians are in South Africa

Honestly, only if you people have been paying attention to the way always sound, may be you people could have a rethink about your behavior.

East Africans who are not even affected like West Africans take this matter personally most the Ethiopians. Are they also part of West Africa?
Even when drunk I still make more sense than you and average Nigerians...

Ethiopia should first explain why they're at war with themselves and affecting other countries with their refugees.

It's not a human right to be in SA.

TravelRe: Nigeria Ends Repatriation Of Citizens From South Africa by RandDigital(op): 12:14pm On Jul 18
helinues:
Be coherent when having any conversation with me. You saw that emboldened above before.

Now respond to it accordingly
Happy?

https://www.nairaland.com/8711305/100k-zimbabweans-17-liberians-leave

TravelRe: Nigeria Ends Repatriation Of Citizens From South Africa by RandDigital(op):
helinues:
Can you see what we have been saying about you South Africans that your arguments don't have any direction

Could please tell us what precisely did the match to match protest achieved if there are still over 400k African migrants in your country?
Correction - 500K Nigerians alone. 5 million undocumented migrants 💅🏾💅🏾💅🏾

No country can tolerate that, not even the US with all its wealth.

Documented foreign nationals, students and tourists are obviously very welcome in SA🇿🇦🏆 - I see Nwabali is returning despite the genocidal propaganda in West Africa.
TravelRe: Nigeria Ends Repatriation Of Citizens From South Africa by RandDigital(op): 11:27am On Jul 18
helinues:
So over 500,000 of Nigerians are in South Africa? Or other African nationalities haven't evacuated their people from your country
Fraud and drug dealing is so high it actually feels like 5 million 🤧

TravelRe: Nigeria Ends Repatriation Of Citizens From South Africa by RandDigital(op): 11:21am On Jul 18
helinues:
Very good.

We are wishing the South Africans all the best in taking charge of their country as there won't be any excuse of foreigners taking their jobs
Only 1500 out of a possible 500,000🫤

Many jobs still at risk, not to mention the crime rate. 💅🏾💅🏾💅🏾
TravelNigeria Ends Repatriation Of Citizens From South Africa by RandDigital(op): 11:10am On Jul 18
Nigeria said it has completed the evacuation of its citizens from South Africa this week, airlifting nearly 1,500 people as anti-illegal immigration groups piled pressure on undocumented foreigners to leave the country.

Foreign nationals from several African countries, including Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda and Zimbabwe, have been leaving South Africa for weeks under government-assisted repatriation programmes.

South Africa, long a destination for documented and undocumented African workers, has been rocked by weeks of protests and unrest targeting immigrants, who stand accused of taking jobs and resources.

"It has ended," Nigeria's foreign ministry spokesman Kimiebi Ebienfa told AFP on Friday after airlifting of 1,490 Nigerians between June 10 and July 15.

The departures began after fringe South African groups ramped up demands for undocumented migrants to leave by June 30, sparking violent protests and clashes that killed at least four foreign nationals.

Malawi said earlier in July it had brought back 38,000 nationals in just a month, while Zimbabwe reported repatriating nearly 21,300 citizens.

Uganda's government said around 1,100 of its nationals had been repatriated, while hundreds of Ghanaians, Mozambicans and Kenyans have also left.

Nigeria's foreign minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu said earlier this month that the situation for foreigners in South Africa was deteriorating and urged authorities to investigate the June 28 killings of two Nigerians, Musa Yunana Joe and Charles Iroegbu, during "the ongoing xenophobic protests and attacks of migrants".

But South African police said the deaths were not connected to the protests.

Still, South African authorities have been accused of not doing enough to stop the violence, which has seen shops owned by immigrants burned and looted.

"While appreciating the longstanding bilateral relations between Nigeria and the Republic of South Africa, the Federal Government reiterates its firm position that all forms of xenophobia, racial intolerance and violence against foreign nationals are unacceptable," Ebienfa said in a statement on Thursday.

Despite a handful of Nigerian lawmakers calling for a hardline response, Ebienfa said Abuja will continue to "engage constructively with the South African Government through diplomatic channels".
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/07/nigeria-ends-evacuation-of-nearly-1500-citizens-from-south-africa/

Foreign AffairsRe: SA Accuses Ghana, Nigeria Of Spreading False News To Isolate It - VIDEO by RandDigital(op): 4:45pm On Jul 17
mikeapollo:
they cannot even touch Lebanese, Indians who also do not have residence permits or papers in SA.
Go ask the Lebanese, Indians, whites if they were open on June 30. Everything was shutdown. Ask your local drug Nigerian dealer for verification.
Foreign AffairsRe: SA Accuses Ghana, Nigeria Of Spreading False News To Isolate It - VIDEO by RandDigital(op): 4:41pm On Jul 17
mikeapollo:
Better go tell the xenophobic people back home in SA to use their brains and stop attacking, killing and looting the shops of innocent black Africans when they cannot even touch Lebanese, Indians who also do not have residence permits or papers in SA.
South Africans are using their brains, there have been protests before with lots dozens of deaths. This time around what's the death toll? You'll tell me.

Also, these have been the biggest marches ever, but relatively peacefully - even June 30.
Foreign AffairsRe: 100K Zimbabweans, 17 Liberians Leave SA Amidst Migration Protests - VIDEO by RandDigital(op): 3:00pm On Jul 17
educatedfool:
Are you happy about it or something?

Foreign AffairsRe: 100K Zimbabweans, 17 Liberians Leave SA Amidst Migration Protests - VIDEO by RandDigital(op): 2:35pm On Jul 17
educatedfool:
Are you happy about it or something?
Unfortunately not. The criminals will be the last to leave.
Foreign Affairs100K Zimbabweans, 17 Liberians Leave SA Amidst Migration Protests - VIDEO by RandDigital(op):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9YRQOpa-i0?si=axa_vm9zBJtLKnXW

Another African country has launched a repatriation programme for its citizens in South Africa, with a first group of nationals returning home after expressing fears for their safety amid rising tensions targeting foreigners.

Liberia repatriated its first group of citizens from South Africa, with 17 nationals returning home amid growing concerns over anti-immigrant tensions in the country.

The Liberians arrived at Roberts International Airport near Monrovia on Wednesday afternoon after voluntarily requesting to leave South Africa, according to the Liberian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The repatriation was coordinated by the Liberia Refugee Repatriation and Resettlement Commission (LRRRC) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The LRRRC said the group consisted of some of the country’s “most distressed” nationals who chose to return home because of fears for their safety following attacks targeting foreigners.

South Africa has witnessed protests and unrest linked to immigration, with some groups accusing foreign nationals of taking jobs and placing pressure on limited resources.

The latest developments have triggered repatriation efforts by several African governments seeking to assist citizens who no longer feel safe or secure in South Africa.

Liberia’s move follows similar efforts by countries including Zimbabwe, Malawi, Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria and Mozambique.

Zimbabwe has reported the return of nearly 100 000 of citizens from South Africa, with government-assisted repatriation programmes helping nationals affected by unrest and difficult conditions.

Malawi said earlier in July that it had brought back about 38,000 citizens in just one month, while Uganda reported that about 1,100 nationals had been repatriated.

Hundreds of citizens from Ghana, Nigeria and Mozambique have also left South Africa amid the growing uncertainty.

For many migrants, leaving South Africa has not been an easy decision.

Some had spent years building lives in the country, sending money home and supporting families across the continent.

Foreign AffairsRe: SA Accuses Ghana, Nigeria Of Spreading False News To Isolate It - VIDEO by RandDigital(op): 1:24pm On Jul 17
mikeapollo:
You call medical doctors, lecturers, engineers etc. economic refugees?
You call people on free repatriation flights critical skills! 😂😂😂

Can't they buy their own tickets? SA skies are free and open, do they need free repatriation flights? You're being scammed!

Most of returnees are poor and undocumented. Skilled workers remain in SA coz they work and live among equally skilled and well off South Africans.

Don't believe the propaganda - use your brain.
PoliticsRe: Tinubu To Unveil The ₦2.4 Trillion Abuja City Walk Project by RandDigital: 11:55am On Jul 17
abc115:
President Tinubu Will, On Thursday, Unveil The N2.4tn Abuja City Walk Project.
This is very nice, hope it materialises - even though we won't hear the end of it from Nigerians 🥱🇿🇦👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Foreign AffairsRe: SA Accuses Ghana, Nigeria Of Spreading False News To Isolate It - VIDEO by RandDigital(op): 11:07am On Jul 17
mikeapollo:
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SA wants to alert Ghana about good governance?
How old is SA as an independent republic?
Warn Ghana about state capture.

Anyway, SA can give them advice about good governance since their citizens are scattered everywhere as economic refugees.

Are there SA economic refugees in Ghana and Nigeria? Have you ever seen one in your entire miserable life? 😂😂😂🇿🇦🏆
TravelJoburg To Cape Town Named Africa's Busiest Air Route - PICTURES by RandDigital(op): 7:16am On Jul 17
If you’ve ever struggled to find a quiet flight between Cape Town and Johannesburg, the latest global aviation figures explain why.

The air route linking Cape Town International Airport and O. R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg has officially been named Africa’s busiest air route, with 3.4 million passengers travelling between the two cities in 2025.

The figures come from the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) latest World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) report, which analyses passenger traffic and aviation trends across more than 1 300 airlines worldwide.

The Cape Town–Johannesburg air corridor has long been one of the busiest in South Africa, connecting the country’s two biggest economic and tourism hubs.

Business travellers, holidaymakers, government officials and international visitors all rely heavily on the route, resulting in dozens of flights operating in both directions every day.

According to IATA’s latest figures, that demand remained exceptionally strong throughout 2025, making the route the busiest anywhere on the African continent.

With 3.4 million passengers, it comfortably outperformed every other airport pair in Africa.

Although the Cape Town–Johannesburg route dominates in Africa, it faces stiff competition globally.

The world’s busiest air route in 2025 was the domestic connection between South Korea’s Jeju International Airport and Gimpo International Airport, which carried an astonishing 13.3 million passengers.

In fact, the world’s top 10 busiest airport pairs were almost entirely located in the Asia-Pacific region, highlighting the scale of domestic air travel across Asia.

The popularity of the route reflects South Africa’s unique geography and economy.

Cape Town is one of Africa’s leading tourism destinations and a major centre for finance, technology and government, while Johannesburg remains the country’s commercial and financial powerhouse.

For many travellers, flying is the only practical option.

A drive between the two cities covers roughly 1 400 kilometres and can take around 14 hours, while flights typically take just over two hours.

The route is also served by multiple airlines, offering frequent departures throughout the day, making it one of the most competitive and convenient air corridors in Africa.

Other busiest domestic routes across the world:

South America: Bogota to Medellin (Colombia) with 3.5 million passangers

North America: New York to Los Angeles (USA) 2.2 million passangers

Europe: Barcelona to Palma de Mallorca (Spain) with 2.1 million passangers
https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2026-releases/07-16-iata-releases-2025-world-air-transport-statistics-report/

Foreign AffairsRe: Ghana's Anti-SA Campaign Is About Nepotism & Gold, Not Xenophobia - (VIDEO) by RandDigital(op): 6:22am On Jul 17
mikeapollo:
You seem to be very proud of apartheid SA of the 1960s -1990, just because you want to justify your unfortunate actions against fellow blacks?
Was SA even ''part of Africa''?
You don't know your history anymore?
South Africa has always been the giant of Africa - Nigeria only came in coz SA was under sanctions. Black rule accelerated our giant status and shared the wealth with the continent via investment and immigration opportunities, I'm even more proud of that.
Foreign AffairsRe: Ghana's Anti-SA Campaign Is About Nepotism & Gold, Not Xenophobia - (VIDEO) by RandDigital(op): 5:10pm On Jul 16
mikeapollo:
SA was always under economic sanctions until apartheid was over; so when was the economy at ''the apex for along time until economic sanctions''?
https://youtube.com/shorts/IAZpI35gim0?si=MCJx4spvh14UQjLX

Foreign AffairsRe: Ghana's Anti-SA Campaign Is About Nepotism & Gold, Not Xenophobia - (VIDEO) by RandDigital(op): 3:46pm On Jul 16
mikeapollo:
You forgot that South Africa was nothing near ''richest country in Africa'' during apartheid? The economy expanded only after apartheid was over and SA companies had the opportunity to expand into other African countries; and they started repatriating profits back home every year to improve the local economy.
Companies like MTN, SA Breweries, Nampak, RMB, ABSA, etc. are making profits in other African countries and repatriating back to SA. Yet you discriminate against these fellow blacks but cannot do anything about white immigrants. Shameful inferiority complex
Its a lie that SA was 'nowhere near biggest economy" during apartheid - it was the apex and most industrialised for a long time until economic sanctions.

Yes, SA companies expanded into the continent during black rule but SA's top 5 trading partners are outside of Africa.

We don't suffer from inferiority complex - there have been decades of reconcilation and development programmes in SA to mend racial divides. So, sorry for you you're not seeing cracks and hate between blacks and whites on SA - we know that would give you great pleasure in West Africa.
Foreign AffairsRe: SA Accuses Ghana, Nigeria Of Spreading False News To Isolate It - VIDEO by RandDigital(op): 11:46am On Jul 16
LegonHills:
W It is a shame that South Africa is going down but people like you can't see it. Your economy is not growing, your officials are corrupt. very corrupt and you are talking abou croynism and nepotism in Ghana? grin
It's like you've been living under a rock for the past 10 years and this is a new revelation to you and are anticipating dooms day. Too late baba. 😂😂😂

We've been talking about state of SA for a decade and we South Africans rescued it through protests against the current and past government.

Things are now on the up, there's some modest economic growth (biggest economy in Africa once again) and people are being probed and arrested for corruption.

So, whats wrong with alerting Ghana that they're entering the danger zone of corruption and cronyism?
Foreign AffairsRe: SA Accuses Ghana, Nigeria Of Spreading False News To Isolate It - VIDEO by RandDigital(op): 6:23am On Jul 16
edogu:
Every government has the right to act and protect the interest of her people. I believe that is what the Ghanaian government is doing.
Some evidence suggests it's about cronyism and nepotism in Ghana, and nothing to do with its citizens because Ghana has overacted over the situation in SA in order to divert attention from the scandal at home.

Video this analysis from SA media. https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSXBMCCnW/

https://www.nairaland.com/8709823/ghanas-anti-sa-campaign-nepotism-gold

Foreign AffairsRe: SA Accuses Ghana, Nigeria Of Spreading False News To Isolate It - VIDEO by RandDigital(op): 5:11am On Jul 16
INTEGRITYA1:
What about the videos of those businessess that your people are chasing other Africans away from?

It's all over internet.
While there's some of this happening, most of the videos on social media are from 2015 and 2019 waves of violence - deliberately intended to create a frenzy.

This round has been relatively peacefully and there isn't even an official death toll from the police, civil society , ngos, human rights commission, etc - which shows it's peaceful nature.
Foreign AffairsRe: SA Accuses Ghana, Nigeria Of Spreading False News To Isolate It - VIDEO by RandDigital(op):
IronGalaxy:
Very much true.. even those deported from South Africa spread misformation as soon they touch down in West Africa..
To save face. They'd been telling everyone they were developing SA all along and yet had to wait for repatriation flights coz they couldn't afford a ticket to return home. So they claim their businesses were looted and destroyed.

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSXDNabK5/

Foreign AffairsSA Accuses Ghana, Nigeria Of Spreading False News To Isolate It - VIDEO by RandDigital(op):
SA slams deliberate misinformation campaign from West Africa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-_wEB5xYeI?si=1Dj-yDOOS9BRSyuO

South Africa has accused Ghana and Nigeria of mounting a sustained campaign to isolate South Africa from the rest of Africa under the guise of criticising xenophobic attacks on its citizens.

“This campaign has sought to create an impression that South Africa is now a pariah state, which must be referred to international courts,” President Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said at a media briefing in Pretoria on Wednesday this week.

“This is despite numerous official government communications condemning acts of vigilantism against foreign nationals, asserting the state’s primary role to enforce immigration laws and the commitment to the supremacy of our Constitution,” he said.

“More concerning has been the peddling of false information by a diplomatic representative of a country that has become central to this campaign. Even ordinary diplomatic exchanges over meetings have been deliberately misrepresented to create an impression that South Africa is being isolated.”

In answer to questions, Magwenya later made it clear that the campaign was being “primarily driven by Ghana and to a lesser extent Nigeria”.

PUBLIC CRITICISM

Diplomats and other officials of those countries have publicly criticised Pretoria, including accusations that it failed to properly investigate the alleged murders of some of their citizens in South Africa during anti-immigrant protests and unrest.

He also appeared to be referring specifically to the postponement of a South Africa-Ghana Binational Commission meeting in Ghana, which a Ghanaian government spokesperson said was because of attacks on Ghanaians, but which Pretoria insisted was because of a clash of schedules.

Magwenya said the campaign was “faltering” as South Africa was not isolated and remained “firmly engaged with our African continent and the rest of the world”.

He mentioned Ramaphosa’s recent engagements to demonstrate this point, including his meeting last Friday in Paris with French President Emmanuel Macron; his co-chairing of the Leaders Group meeting of the High-Level Steering Committee on Education alongside the Director-General of Unesco; and his attendance at the Transforming Education Summit +4.

Ramaphosa's recent international engagements

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-cw-UDFkyk?si=vPfcx1zA3XvWJCD3

Magwenya also cited Ramaphosa’s meetings or other conversations this year with African leaders, including Botswana President Duma Boko, the other leaders of Southern African Customs Union (SACU) countries, Kenyan President William Ruto and the presidents of Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo, which South Africa was helping to fight an Ebola outbreak.

“This is a South Africa that is engaged with the African continent and that can never be isolated”, he said, adding that “the view that South Africa’s voice of authority is waning is quite far from the truth as well as the reality.”

Magwenya said Pretoria had expressed its concerns directly to the Ghanaian High Commissioner Benjamin Quashie about spreading fake news about South Africa.

He said the high commissioner “needs to put in an effort in verifying the information he puts out and to do so via the authorities…”

Magwenya said there was no evidence that Ghanaians were disproportionately affected by the recent wave of anti-illegal migration protests in South Africa.

“There was an incident involving one citizen, and it was not a fatal incident.

“And so it’s surprising why we are continuously experiencing this anti-diplomatic and unconstructive posture coming from some in Ghana.”

Magwenya said there were political leaders in Ghana’s parliament who recognised the challenge South Africa was facing and who were not happy at the posture of the Ghanaian high commissioner and foreign minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.

Magwenya was also asked if South Africa was expecting reprisals from countries such as Nigeria and Ghana as some leaders of those countries, particularly lawmakers, had said that the assets of South African businesses in those countries should be nationalised to punish the country.

“There is no reason whatsoever that Ghana, for example, will opt for the nationalisation of South African company assets,” he replied, though asserting that if Pretoria received any official information, it would respond.

He said the economic and trade relationship between the two countries was mutually beneficial and that, for example, “the majority, if not all, of the employees of SA’s cellphone company MTN in Ghana were Ghanaians.

Appropriating SA company assets in any country would be counterproductive. “It would signal that those countries are now closed for trade and business.”

GOLDFIELDS MINING & ISRAELI INFLUENCE

Magwenya did not refer to the South Africa-based mining company Goldfields. In April, Ghana failed to renew its lease on its Damang gold mine and transferred it to Engineers & Planners, a Ghanaian mining firm founded and led by Ibrahim Mahama, President John Mahama’s brother.

Goldfields and the Ghanaian government are now negotiating the renewal of Goldfields’s lease on the more lucrative Tarkwa gold mine, with concerns being raised that it could go the same way as Damang.

Magwenya was also asked if the government believed Israel might be behind the campaign to isolate South Africa.

“I can’t talk to that except it is on record by some authorities in Israel that South Africa must be punished,” he replied. “We anticipated that there will be some form of reprisal coming from not only Israel, but some countries that are allied to Israel against South Africa for the action we’ve taken in taking Israel, or referring Israel in its genocidal behaviour against Palestinians, to the International Court of Justice.”

SADC SUMMIT

Magwenya said he did not know if a discussion about illegal migration would be on the agenda of the summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) which South Africa would host in August. However, he added that it should be part of the discussions, for example in meetings with other leaders on the sidelines of the summit.

These discussions should be constructive and should acknowledge the challenge SA faces. “Let’s not scream at each other, let’s not point fingers,” he said.

AFRICAN UNION

Ghana has asked the African Union to add the question of xenophobia in South Africa to the agenda of the African Union’s mid-term summit, which will be held in Egypt in October, preceded by a meeting of the AU foreign ministers in July in Addis Ababa.

But Magwenya said, “As far as we know, there’s no issue on the AU agenda on the so-called xenophobia, even though there is no xenophobia. That’s our information.”

He was also asked when Ramaphosa would despatch the team of envoys to African countries to explain SA’s position on the xenophobia issue. Ramaphosa announced this initiative last month as one of the five pillars of his strategy to deal with illegal migration.

Magwenya replied that “ that process is under way. We’re just finalising an administrative process that is necessary before the envoys are despatched.”

He said Ramaphosa had already been in touch with several of his counterparts. The diplomatic effort was already under way and was not entirely dependent on despatching the envoys.

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