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eepeepook:
Don’t forget to chase away the Dutch while at it. Oh wait, they were the ones to create the establishments and continuously maintain them. ROFLMAO.

So in your head 40 million black South Africans don't create or maintain anything? How realistic is that or are you just in denial or jealous? It's definitely both.

SA social media reactions

Foreign nationals seek refuge at Durban Police Station

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MXRxJF8HJI?si=y2h-dq-khzhcT0kL

Durban's central business district has once again become a flashpoint of unrest, as foreign nationals camped outside the Durban Central Police Station demanding protection amid fears for their safety.

Hundreds of foreign nationals sought refuge from what they described as persistent threats and intimidation tactics from local groups, turning the pavements around the police station into a temporary sanctuary.

However, when police attempted to disperse the gathering, the crowd resisted, tensions escalated, and officers responded with teargas and rubber bullets.

Shot foreign national interviewed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyoXQ2GEUP0?si=7asYsQ7Z_EQXSejG

Eric Jean Butoki, a representative of the Southern Africa Refugee Organisations Forum (SAROF), spoke to the Daily News on behalf of the group and outlined the appeal they made to SAPS.

“We sought assistance from the police, only to be attacked by them,” Butoki said, voicing fears that the group had nowhere safe to go as those expected to protect them had instead caused further anxiety.

Butoki said they approached the police because threats against foreign nationals had reached alarming levels.

3 shot and wounded outside police station

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu5rd2KWask?si=J4Zvlzbv_8Sqq0jw

Among the crowd gathered outside the police station was a Ghanaian national known as “Princess”, who also spoke about the plight of foreign nationals in Durban.

“We can't live in our houses. We are threatened daily and called names. This is just not fair,” she said.

Princess said their situation felt hopeless and suggested that their last resort would be to engage with the United Nations in search of shelter and support.

Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, leader of the anti-immigration March and March movement, criticised the government's handling of the situation, describing it as ineffective.

She said the uncertainty surrounding immigration issues stemmed from policymakers’ lack of decisiveness and failure to address the legitimate concerns of South Africans.

“Our leaders seem overwhelmed by external pressures while ignoring pressing domestic issues.”

Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmakvDqnnV0?si=eUrOwyiwl48vgxaM

Ngobese-Zuma said her perspective resonated with the growing sentiment among many locals who felt their needs were being overlooked in favour of accommodating foreign nationals.

She referred to the challenges South Africans faced regarding unlawful immigration and the impact it was allegedly having on the well-being of local communities, adding that the government needed to take responsibility for the growing number of illegal migrants entering the country.

“How can we allow outsiders to dictate the agenda within our borders?” she asked.

VIDEO
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSx6sbUFF/

Jacinta MaNgobese-Zuma, 18 May 2026

Now, this is what is currently happening right now in Nigeria. Toddlers are amongst 50 school children kidnapped in Nigeria, and mind you, this is not the first time it's happening. This is a regular occurrence. It happens all the time because there is a belief that there's some Islamic terrorist groups that are kidnapping children. Why have you not heard about it as much as you've heard about the xenophobia?

We need the same energy that Nigerians have been investing in making TikTok videos, shouting to the AU, shouting in their parliament about this as much as they are making noise about xenophobia, the same xenophobia that doesn't have a single person who's died so far, but they keep creating it. Now you have women and children and toddlers, toddlers that are being kidnapped in your country, but you are more worried about so-called xenophobia in South Africa when you know very well that week in and week out South Africans are showing you videos of Nigerian drug dealers running wild in the streets.

And you guys want to tell us about African unity? If all these people across the African continent are serious about African unity, let's stand up for these toddlers. Let us stand up for these toddlers. The amount of noise, and the amount of videos, the amount of TikToks, the amount of pressure that you are putting on South Africans about so-called xenophobia that doesn't exist because we were marching on the streets. We need that energy right now. That is the energy we need to save these children, and if you don't put in that much energy, then you are hypocrites. You are hypocrites, because we need to see this African unity, this pan-Africanism that you always talk about, this one Africa.

MESSAGE TO AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS

We need all these governments who are writing letters to our government about fake xenophobia to write to the Nigerian government, to write to the AU, to write to the Pan African Parliament, write to whoever, and talk about this. We need that energy from the United Nations chairperson, who was speaking about so-called xenophobia and how bad South Africa is. We need him to come now and talk about this. We need all that money that you keep putting in to keep these refugees and so-called asylum seekers that you keep in South Africa. Use that money to save these little girls save these little girls, because we don't want this double standardness that you guys are doing right now.

Now we need your voice. Add your voice if you are busy making noise about South African xenophobia. Make noise about this. We are waiting. We'll help make it trend to save these toddlers.

MESSAGE TO NIGERIAN MEN

And these same Nigerian men that had big mouths to talk about South African men being useless. What one thing I know is that us as South Africans we would have been out on the streets by now if this was happening in our country. We would have been out in the streets if this was happening in our country, so we want you now to prove yourselves, because you've been running your mouths about South Africa, but you can't keep quiet now if something this big is happening in your country. You can't be invested in South Africa if something this big is happening in your country.

So we are demanding that you save these toddlers, and it calls for all of you who are making videos about South Africa to stand up for these toddlers. They did not ask to be born in a, in an African country that cannot protect us. That's why we stand up and protect our country, because this is exactly what we don't want to happen in our country.

MESSAGE TO SOUTH AFRICANS

We don't want this to happen, so you have a responsibility, all of you who are making videos about South Africa, and even those same South Africans who are speaking against so-called xenophobia, who are calling it Afrophobia, you have a responsibility to speak up about this as much as you are speaking up about xenophobia. Don't do the double standards thing, these children need you, and it's not about proving points here. It's about saving these children. We need that energy, we need that noise that you are making for these children. They didn't ask for this, so stand up and speak up about it now.

nlfpmod

seppuku:
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IronGalaxy:
You and facts? You are allergic to them. Shut up

😂😂😂

Naz34:
I would advice any right thinking African to stay far far away from South africa. And to also ignore any news disguised as inviting like yours. They are all lies and fake. Uganda , Rwanda , Nigeria etc is better .

It's info on Pan-African connections, not japa advise. So please stay put.

IronCondemned:
What are we to do with something that doesn't concern us.
Let Akwaba and Zulu people worry about this news, not we Naija.

Throw this news to the thrash bin where it belongs.

Una triggered by good SA news. Jealousy much...😂😂😂

lightwind:
Black South Africans continue to deny the truth about their country everyday

Thanks, please keep observing from Nigeria and other japa destinations. Not SA. Shalom.

tiswell:
We should endeavor to blacklist any news coming from SA here.
Bunch of xenophobic ingrates.

Even the bad news about black South Africans? I know that gives you great pleasure.

The mods post both good and bad news about SA. Which news forum have you ever seen that doesn't report on some country even if it's considered an enemy?

Please re-enroll at school.

lightwind:
If not that we quickly chased out the British out of our country, Nigeria could of been same as SA or better off today.

Normally something is fundamentally wrong with blacks. Check all the countries governed by only blacks and see the difference.

Haiti, Dominican republic, Grenada etc these countries are in Latin America o or south America thereabout.

I know you will call me a white worshiper bla bla bla. But na the truth i dey tell u so.

You are a white worshipper - look at Botswana and Rwanda, I'm sure there are many others. Even South Africa - the whites didn't provide for black South Africans so I don't know what's this foundation you keep talking about.

Some top SA universities

1. University of Cape Town (UCT)
2. University of the Witwatersrand (Wits, Johannesburg)
3. University of Johannesburg
4. University of South Africa (Unisa, Pretoria)

Flangelo12:
Providing s propaganda page.

Even ashamed to provide the link.

I've provided you with media house (business tech) and title. Just google using that - do I have to spell it out for you. This is why black SA is ahead of you - obvious things to us are rocket science to you.

The streets of Braamfontein (student town in Johannesburg) were filled with blue celebrations and beaming with joy as students and staff marked the rebrand of Rosebank International University College previously known as Rosebank College.

Parent company ADvTECH announced the name change on Thursday 14 May 2026, saying the new identity reflects the institution’s growing footprint beyond South Africa and its ambition to become one of Africa’s leading private higher education providers.

The rebrand aligns the institution with its Ghana-based entity, Rosebank International University College Ghana.

ADvTECH Group CEO Geoff Whyte says, “the new name and corporate identity support the institution’s vision of becoming Africa’s largest and most respected private university”, adding that enrolment growth has continued to rise both locally and internationally.

The rebrand also introduces new graduation regalia, updated SRC uniforms and the institution’s mascot, ‘Bank’ the Pigeon’.

Braamfontein Campus SRC Head of Internal Communication Obakeng Makeca said the rebrand creates new opportunities for students and aims to strengthen engagement between students and the SRC.

Managing Director and President Linda Meyer said the institution plans to expand international academic collaboration while preparing graduates for both African and global opportunities.

Glister:
The ones wearing Skirt and spear abi which ones??😂😂

I saw you crying uncontrollably when they chased you out of SA. You're clearly 10 levels beneath them 😂😂😂😂

IronGalaxy:
Show us where you're ahead of black South Africa too..

Ouch!

Goo0dHardDick I've called an ambulance for una buddy. You dey just talk coz god gave una mouth, but talk 🗑️🚮💩

See now the devastation.

Wishing you a speedy recovery 💐💐💐

lightwind:
Na white still open una eyes, if not una for still be like Zimbabwe today.

Thanks for admitting we're better than you.

MrGerald:
The foundation is laid by the whites.

You'll be saying the same thing 100 years from now. Just admit black SA is kicking your ass. When you move to SA you live comfortably in black areas, not white areas - to the extent that you don't want to return home, even when they threaten your life.

Goo0dHardDick:
Dude, thought it's a useless country where you can bounce and enter even without proper documents.

Yesz. SA is miles ahead of Nigeria is every aspect. I mean the White SA though

Keep fooling yourself, black SA is millenia ahead of you.

oloriooko:
Unfortunate that this games presently on-going is widely ignored by many sports media houses

They will post Azerbaijan, Nepal, Cambodia games instead. I also have a thread on Ghana Championships and they ignored it.

franchasng:
Black South Africans have no right to demand respect or good treatment outside their xenophobic Zulu enclave.

They should be grateful that White people from Netherlands decided to stay back and build South Africa for them, if not, Sudan and Somali will be paradise today compared to xenophobic South Africa

Yawn! Trying too hard to be provocative 🙄🙄 Ever since democratic rule, black SA surpasses you in every index of human development.

Aiden Smith 🇿🇦 speaks out over poor athlete treatment at the ongoing African Championships in Ghana!

He was crowned African Shot Put Champion today.pic.twitter.com/2fGSsdA3TB

— Track & Field Gazette (@TrackGazette) May 12, 2026

The 2026 African Athletics Championships in Ghana did not get off to a smooth start. The competition, held at the University of Ghana stadium in Accra from May 12 to 17, has drawn heavy criticism over alleged poor athlete accommodations, food rationing and technical timing failures.

South African shot put star Aiden Smith told media his meal portions were heavily restricted, while athlete housing reportedly lacked basics like blankets and toilet paper.

“I was hoping for a massive throw, but the conditions didn’t allow it,” Smith told Olympics.com. This marks Ghana’s first time hosting the event, although it previously hosted the 2023 African Games.

FOOD RESTRICTIONS

“At the meal hall, they don’t allow us to take more than one chicken bone,” Smith told media. “You can’t take both chicken and fish; you’re only allowed to take one or the other. In the morning, they give me half an egg or one egg, but at home, I eat eight or nine eggs in the morning during competition.” Smith added that rooms did not have basics like blankets and fridges, and consistent access to toilet paper and functioning taps. “We had to request an air-conditioning remote at the reception, but we weren’t allowed to keep it,” he said. “We had to set it and give it back.

“I expected a lot more.”

Smith won the men’s shot put with a 20.01m throw. “I was aiming for 21m, but I’m still very happy with the win,” he said. Smith holds a shot put best of 20.89, set in March; he won the Botswana Golden Grand Prix in late April, throwing 20.55, and two days later, took third at the Akani Simbine Classic with 20.50m. He also owns a gold medal from the 2025 FISU World University Games.

GHANA SPORTS DIRECTORS APOLOGIZE

Following Smith’s report, South Africa’s minister of sport, arts and culture, Gayton McKenzie, reportedly arranged alternative hotel accommodation in Accra for the 34 members of the South African team.

The director of Ghana’s National Sports Authority (NSA), Veronica Commey, also issued a statement on Wednesday. “Personally, I was taken a little aback,” she said, regarding the complaints about the poor food supply. “When we go to the dorm, there is always a lot of food, so we don’t know where that came from. But it’s something we want to assure you we are working on.”

Smith’s interview also received some criticism, with users on X saying his expectations were too high. “He’s gotten so comfortable to South Africa being one of the most developed countries in Africa that he expects all countries to operate the same way and have the same standard of living,” one user wrote. “He should be aware of this; I don’t know why he’s complaining.”

One Ghanaian influencer shared a video after visiting the championships’ meal hall, showing ample food available and athletes disputing claims of any issues.

TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES

Results from several events from Day 1 have not yet been posted on the official live results website; in a few cases, some heats of an event appear to be recorded, while other heats of the same event were not.

One video shared online also shows athletes in the men’s 100m analyzing footage of the race to determine the winners.

Commey explained that these technical difficulties and real-time transmission of results were caused by several power outages on Day 1, despite backup generators. “We have isolated a lot of the power, so we don’t have a repeat of what happened yesterday,” she said.

She also apologized to the media for the excessive noise and unstable WiFi, which may have disrupted their work. “It is not acceptable,” she said. “You need a quiet environment to operate. I apologize for the noise and distraction; measures have been put in place to resolve the issues.”

brain54:
You don't even know the line of argument to pick and stick to...

Is it only Nigerians in South Africa that are being targeted because they are criminals or are all other black foreigners in South Africa - Ghanians, Congolese etc also criminals?

Are you chasing these foreigners out of your country because they are criminals or because they overburdening your infrastructure?

You guys are even confused what you are even fighting for.

The way I see it you are just angry birds looking for where to channel your frustrated energy.

Now it's Nigerians being criminals.... when tackled on that you would change mouth and say illegal migrants. Argument neither here nor there. Just frustrations and anger from bitter people.

Channel your frustrated minds to the right source of your problem. Nigerians and black migrants- most of who contribute to the growth of your economy are not the source of your problems.

Look inwards not where to shift blame and responsibility. It's always gaslighting when someone tries to reason with you. The whole world is against South Africa. Only you guys are always right with your strange behaviors and reasoning!

🙄🙄🙄

2 pages later, you still here? Thought you were done debating South Africans because we have "warped logic".

brain54:
Weirdo what is outstanding and special about that quote...?
To behave like a Roman in Rome and to obey local laws of a country. What is so deep about that comment? Buhari simultaneously condemned the attacks on Nigerians and called for their protection. He did not justify the violence itself.

See why I said it's frustrating talking to you? Such logic!

I get you - the same criminally minded Nigerians you complain about on the daily miraculously turn to angels when in SA. Coolio - ostrich with its head in the sand.

Great news is that South Africans are no longer be gaslighted. Go on social media - were gatvol (enough is enough). Everybody back to their papa land.

brain54:
Records upon records you say... sometimes I'm tempted to ask how old you are. Your level maturity is questionable.

As I said earlier I think diplomacy with you guys is utterly useless.

You too shalom. Hakuna mattata!

Buhari came to SA following one of the rounds of attacks and after meeting with the SA president he accosted Nigerians living in SA. SA pulled out records upon records.

So, you're the one who's a bit wet behind the ears, lil bro 🍼🍼🍼, go to sleep.

Mr Buhari told Nigerians living in various parts of the world, especially in South Africa, to adhere to the laws of the country they reside and ensure compliance with market laws.

“Like it is said, ‘when you are in Rome behave like the Romans’. Always be law-abiding,’’ he said.

brain54:
They offer bribes to corrupt officials that request them...

Is it undocumented immigrants that are corrupting your officials? Is it undocumented immigrants that made zuma go to prison for collecting bribe?

Take responsibility bro and stop shifting blames!

Oh poor innocent undocumented law breakers - they can do no evil 🥲 - according to brain54. I'm here on NL reading about how corrupt your citizens are. But somehow they turn into angels once they cross into the confines of the SA borders. I get you 😉.

Tired of playing this game. SA govt has records upon records that they probably use to shut the Nigerian govt up with regarding the conduct of her nationals in SA. All shall be revealed at the AU Summit. Can't wait. Shalom.

brain54:
Who are those corrupting your officials...?

Bro take responsibility for once. You guys never do. Genesis of your whole problem!

You wanna tell me undocumented immigrants and criminals don't offer bribes? Bro, take responsibility - your people are too desperate to be out of Nigeria. I took responsibility by admitting we have officials and have now put judicial probes in place.

Your turn.

brain54:
So where did I say they were south Africans in Nigeria...

Everyone knows you don't travel. You prefer to sit in your country as local champions.

Warped logic always stems from warped understanding.

Fix your corruption issues and stop looking for where to channel your anger and frustration!

We're definitely fixing our corruption problem and those corrupting our officials😉. We're cleaning house and we'll be better off afterwards. See you at the AU Summit. Shalom.