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Why would SA seek a state visit during heightened tensionsed with Ghana?

You are a propagandist.

Islamophobic Backlash Follows Yusuf Cassim’s Appointment

Yusuf Cassim has been sworn in as South Africa’s new Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training.

His appointment was followed by Islamophobic comments on social media targeting his Muslim faith.

Veteran journalist… pic.twitter.com/4rZxASFrF8

— Radio Islam (@radioislam) July 2, 2026

"Spaza shop owner. Beard. Muslim. ISIS. Hamas."

When it came to name-calling, every racist and their mother crawled out from under their rocks to spew their hateful rhetoric on social media.

A man in a beard wearing Islamic garb, photographed shaking hands with President Cyril Ramaphosa after being sworn in as a cabinet minister, has just been shared from the president’s official social media account X.

Meet the new Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Yusuf Cassim.

Barely through the door and he has stirred the demons of every racist and Islamophobe in the country. People were leaving their braais and beers, shebeens and sheesha nyamas to serve some of that good ol' fashioned racism. Their objection to Cassim’s appointment? His appearance and his religion.

He is not South African enough. He is not African.

“Go back to Pakistan,” one social media user said.

"Go back to India," another ordered.

Poor Cassim at this stage he is probably as genuinely confused as are we all.

It would be pertinent to point out at this point that Cassim was born in a town called Uitenhage, now known as Kariega, in the Eastern Cape province.

His parents are South Africans, born and bred on this soil too. It doesn’t get more South African than this - born on Eastern Cape soil in a town now proudly bearing the indigenous name Kariega.

He is not the first South African of Indian origin to serve in government, nor will he be the last. Cassim follows in the footsteps of giants, men and women whose names will forever hold space in the history of the fight against apartheid and liberation.

Cassim says his priority is ensuring underprivileged children receive quality education. That’s what matter. Right? I wish him (and would wish any appointee, whatever their party and whatever their personal beliefs) success in delivering with honesty and integrity for our country. For our people. Whoever they are, whatever their beliefs.

Solsix:
So Morocco is not even in the top three, yet they have beautiful infrastructure.

That's the beauty of hosting global events - you can showcase your best. SA did the same in 2010, opened eyes that the country is world class.

seppuku:
If you are asking for my input then a personal level I have a lot of friends here and across West Africa that I know have cancelled their trips to South Africa this coming summer and rebooked to Rwanda so in my opinion you will have economic effects.

Alright, fair enough. Tourist hotspots aren't affected though, suburbs or foreign nationals in corporate or universities. The issue is localised - where there's a high concentration of illegal migrants like townships, Hillbrow, etc.

That's the travel advise countries should offer their citizens.

seppuku:
Let me put like the average South Africa
would' eh wena, We don't care!"

Anyway, denial ain't just a river in Egypt. Will post when target reached. Ok wena 👍🏾

South African economy has grown at low levels for decades, resulting in high levels of unemployment and discontent. However, the country remains Africa's largest economy and bond for a record-breaking $500B GDP if the current 0.5-1% growth moment continues.

Economists say the biggest cost of June 30 may not have been the protests themselves, but the millions of rands in lost trade as businesses chose safety over opening their rather than risk operating.

Although widespread violence was largely averted during the anti-immigration marches on June 30, economists and business leaders say the uncertainty surrounding the demonstrations came at a significant cost to South Africa's economy, with millions of rands in trade lost as businesses opted to close their doors rather than risk operating.

Across Cape Town, shopping centres, township businesses, wholesalers, clothing retailers, furniture stores and informal traders either remained closed for the day or operated on reduced trading hours as concerns mounted over possible violence and looting.

Cape Chamber of Commerce spokesperson Bobby Jordan said while coordinated safety partnerships between business, law enforcement and government prevented widespread disruption to the broader regional economy, small businesses ultimately paid the price.

"While coordinated safety partnerships shielded the broader regional economy from widespread gridlock, the threat of unrest still imposed a financial and operational burden on SMMEs (small businesses). We received widespread reports of small business closures," Jordan said.

"When fear paralyses even a fraction of that ecosystem, forcing township traders and retailers to close their doors, millions of rands in unrecoverable daily cash flow evaporate from the communities that need it most."

Unlike larger corporations that often have financial reserves to cushion temporary setbacks, Jordan said many SMMEs simply could not recover the income lost during the day.

Jordan welcomed the coordinated response that kept much of the province peaceful but said longer-term solutions were needed.

"While business and law enforcement successfully demonstrated what can be achieved through proactive crisis coordination, stakeholders warn that reactive containment is not a permanent strategy.

"To restore long-term confidence, the government must move past short-term management and decisively address the root causes, specifically community discontent over crime, immigration regulation, and a lack of labour law enforcement, by strictly enforcing compliance across all sectors."

Economist Ulrich Joubert said the consequences extended far beyond small businesses, affecting the economy as a whole.

"We must remember that it's not only SMMEs that are affected by events like 30 June, it's the total economy. Big business is also adversely affected because these events cause disruption."

"Normally one must assume that that money is lost forever. So it has a negative impact on businesses, whether it's a small business or a big business."

"These disruptions have a negative impact on overall consumer confidence. If these marches continue over the next six months, as organisers have suggested, they will continue to weigh on consumer confidence."

Joubert also expressed concern about the message such disruptions send to international investors.

"Why would anyone from overseas come and invest in South Africa if they see these sorts of disruptions? Unfortunately, the overall situation is negative. It has a negative impact on small business, on big business, on consumers in general and on investment."

He further cautioned against overlooking the economic contribution made by skilled foreign nationals.

"Many foreign workers bring valuable skills to South Africa. In many cases they fill jobs that South Africans do not want to do or they bring qualifications and experience that benefit the economy. From an economic perspective, skilled foreign labour is an asset because the country benefits from those skills without having paid for that person's education."

Economist Dawie Roodt agreed that the day had undoubtedly affected businesses, particularly smaller enterprises that rely on daily income, although he believes some of the immediate losses could be recovered.

"There will be an impact on the economy, especially on smaller businesses that can't afford a day's lost business, because that is basically what in many cases happened on the day. But I'm not too concerned about that, because this lost revenue can usually be made up over the next couple of days or so. Lost production can be caught up, and South Africa has become quite resilient when it comes to these kinds of disruptions."

Roodt said his greater concern was the broader economic implications of growing hostility towards foreign nationals.

"It seems to me that we have been quite successful in expelling a lot of illegal immigrants, but also probably a lot of legal immigrants to South Africa."

While he stressed that everyone should comply with the country's immigration laws, he said immigrants make an important contribution to the economy.

"The reality is that those immigrants in South Africa are, on a net basis, significant contributors to the South African economy. In many instances they are job creators as well. They are not taking jobs away on a net basis, they are actually adding jobs to the economy."

Roodt warned that the consequences of xenophobia would extend well beyond a single day of disruption.

"I'm afraid the economy is going to suffer over time because of the xenophobia that we're currently experiencing in the country. That's the price we're going to pay, and it's a price that we will pay for a long time to come."

Seppuku Morpheus24 omoawake panafrican

Svoboda:
False hubris!

Isn't it about time you all should go reclaim your stolen gold mines or you're just content washing Boer toilets and digging mines and chasing out black Africans to seize their properties?

We're fine with our progress since 1994.
🇿🇦😎

How far naija since 1960? 🇳🇬🤡🤡🤡

bengdededeng:
you hypocrite...you insulting Nigerians on the nairaland platform is no different from what the man did to your zulu mumu culture

Go tell him to continue because faceless individuals are insulting each other on NL 😂😂😂

TheMensch:
I wish we could get to a point in Nigeria where people will threaten to kill another person online and the law enforcement does nothing about it.

Malema sings about killing the white farmers all the time and Nigerians say he's the only sane South African since Mandela.

So....

benardtotti:
Actually yes you have committed xenophobic crimes aided with your media propaganda and rubbing it in our faces on our very own forum .
.

How's Zimbabweans saying they're the backbone of SA rubbing it in your face? You should be celebrating SA has lost its 60K backbone out of 65M lazy and ugly population. Unless you find the Zimbabwe claims laughable and a mockery to you 😂😂😂

QuinQQ:
What you should have done is PREVENT more from coming NOT uprooting established individuals and families. Karma always pays back such. Believe me, you’ll sooo regret this in the future

You can't regularise an estimated 3 million undocumented migrants while your country faces a 30% unemployment rate and locals are crying out for jobs.

Most undocumented foreigners work in low skills jobs that unemployed South Africans can do but can't because foreigners work for peanuts while building back home.

The SA rand is 85 times stronger than the naira so you can imagine the remmitance.

IronGalaxy:
Don't know why they like deluding themselves that everybody "envies" them, what is there to "envy"?

They believe we envy their ill-gotten Maybachs. That time we're angry about the impunity and brazenness - our own rich don't behave in an appalling manner like this. Then a thief comes and calls you all sorts of names.

QuinQQ:
SA will sooo regret this in the future. I honestly feel sorry for them. They don't know what they have laid on their heads. Reminds of China's one-child policy. Now they're begging women to have children.
One day SA will be begging these same migrants to come, remembering the good old days when foreigners were there

The apartheid government controlled migration well and we where still No1 economy in Africa. Black government was gaslit into the pan African open borders dream where SA can be a dumping ground while other governments loot their countries' resources. That's coming to an end. Time to hold your governments accountable instead of looking for the easiest way out to SA.

Svoboda:
Trash!

If we'd treated you same way, a lot of your parents would have ended up illiterate.

Who paid for the free education thousands of your citizens enjoyed in Nigeria?

Now it seems Nigeria's contribution and sacrifice to end apartheid were all meaningless if the black south Africans fail to direct their frustrations at the right people.

The African migrants didn't make you lazy. The Boers made you lazy and slothful.

You can invoice us that audio $60B apartheid fund, our Minister in the Presidency already told you where you can shove your compensation claims for the current crisis 🗑️🚮🚮🚮

WatchYourSix:
While illegal immigration is wrong…. From many of your citizens’ comments online, it’s too obvious most of yall are just envious and angry that foreigners are doing better than you ….because Yall are seizing the opportunity to attacking and even kill weda they are documented or not…

You should acknowledge the numerous threads on frontpage everyday of Nigerians engaging in crimes all over the world - especially developing countries. You're viewed with suspicion, not envy.

The anger comes from the lack of shame you exhibit after commiting the crimes.

expert234:
You also chased documented and legal foreigners away from south Africa. Quit your double standard, dear xenophobia dorg!

South Africans also avoid high crime areas. If you're documented avoid areas with high influx of illegal migrants. Simple as that.

IronGalaxy:
Their big mouths and their insatiable need for attention is their biggest undoing

I'll be around to report his arrest soon - on fraud, tax evasion and illegal entry into SA. I can predict the future😎

Nigerian man mocks South Africans after buying a Maybach worth over $500,000 in South Africa, wait for the full Zulu outfit😂🙆🏽‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/vs6pP9dadi

— Yobarnub 🦍 (@realyobarnub) July 5, 2026

A Nigerian man sparked widespread outrage online after a video of him mocking Zulu culture from inside a luxury Maybach car went viral on 5 July 2026 in Cape Town.

The clip, shared by @realyobarnub on X, shows the man dressed in traditional Zulu attire in his car, which is valued at over $500,000 (approximately 9 million rands).

Laughing alongside his friends, they all rhymed, saying "I'm not getting back, I'm in a Maybach", before he stepped out anyway and attempted to perform the Zulu warrior dance.

South Africans were quick to respond with anger, warning that disrespecting the Zulu Nation was not something to take lightly.

The online backlash was swift and sharp, with many pointing out that the stunt reflected poorly on Nigerians living in South Africa at a time of already heightened tensions.

Amovingman:
Are you paying taxes to Nigeria government for being active here you're using this forum illegally

Really🥱, which border did I cross illegally on the world wide web? Yawns!

Where's the BBC riots in Ireland against black immigrants?

kelechi50:
If that's your arguments.

Where they invisible when entering into your country, what stops your immigration office from getting rid of them staying illegally in South Africa.

What's stopping people from Sahel terrorising you? Where's your people and government?

Amovingman:
Are those foreigners in your country also commiting crimes

I put up three arguments above. I see you wanna dwell on just one.

1. Illegally staying in SAa.
2. Working without proper documents for less, hence not paying tax. This giving one an unfair advantage over locals.
3. Some commiting crimes and not being traced because they're undocumented. It's easier to arrest a local because they're on the system.

Amovingman:
Imagine how seun not allowing you south African not to use his forum how will you feel

On what basis - that we're undocumented, work illegally or commit crimes on Nairaland?

The Zimbabwean government has confirmed that more than 60 000 of its citizens have already returned home after growing anti-illegal immigration sentiment in South Africa prompted thousands of African nationals to leave the country.

The latest wave of departures came as protesters took to the streets last Tuesday to reinforce an unofficial deadline for undocumented migrants to leave.

Official figures show that authorities repatriated 11 065 Zimbabweans through joint efforts by the South African and Zimbabwean governments, while another 47 703 returned voluntarily.

Among those repatriated through the government programme, 2 449 were adult men, 2 407 were adult women and 4 955 were minors.

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa urged communities to welcome the returnees and said the government would support their reintegration.

“I appeal to all families and communities to exercise the true African values of compassion, love and caring for one another, more so as we welcome those returning from the diaspora. Government has put in place comprehensive programmes to ensure their seamless, safe and dignified reintegration,” Mnangagwa said.

Deputy Chief Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet, George Charamba, said the returnees would make a valuable contribution to the country’s economy.

“These returnees are bringing in unique skills, including in the horticulture industry. The skills that Zimbabwean returnees have are badly needed back home so Zimbabwe can meet its export quota,” Charamba told The Sunday Mail.

“They are coming back to a changed country. The economy is growing and creating new opportunities.”

Minister Ntshavheni saying it like it is🇿🇦🏆

I've always maintained that African governments will be highly embarrassed once they put this issue on the AU agenda.

IronGalaxy:
Lol, dont mind these hypocrites, they are only like this online

Wow! 😂😂😂

So it's true the most homophobic guys are the closeted ones. They fear being exposed so go to the extremes not to get exposed.

SlavaUkraini:
Continue to Cry 😭😭😭😭

Especially when your pine hole is being destroyed with a BBC

Prïçk sucker

Is this supposed to be an insult or pre-intimacy?

So Nigeria has people seeking jobs? I thought everyone was a businessman and employer over there considering you ridicule South Africans for seeking employment.

themanderon:


Harsh government intervention didn't stop people from taking drugs. A junkie will always find his way to get his fix. Train up a child in the way he should go when he grows up he won't depart from it. Till today, I dare say I don't drink neither do I smoke nor take any substances all because of the training I received from my parents and community guidance.
As for those jobs many employers complain that South Africans are very lazy and show up for work anytime they feel like and absent themselves at will. Which employer would want such sloths in his company? Even your fellow South Africans have started complaining that South Africans are not taking over the businesses being left behind by foreigners so what's the excuse this time?
You are talking about South Africa's image being dented because of unemployment but I don't think images of south Africans looting shops, attacking people they call foreigners, chasing kids from schools and chasing people out o hospitals does your image any good, in fact your image is forever damaged.

My guy parents caution against smoking and drinking alcohol but that doesn't deter kids from experimenting. The problem is the readily availability of such products. If your community is infiltrated by Nigerian drug lords who are actively pursuing kids then no parent can guard their kid 24/7. Hence the solution is to get rid of the drug lords who have the police in their pocket - which is what these protests are about.

As for employers preferring saying South Africans are lazy, it's just an excuse to hire cheap labour. Big industry in SA is run by South African employees who pitch up to work and are highly productive. Just recently SA overtook Kenya as the most competitive country in Africa. All this talk of laziness is a fairytale by people aiming to break SA law. The law states clearly that South Africans should be first preference to be hired and paid a living wage. Businesses operating out of the system do otherwise. Which is why they get looted when people protest against them to take them out of business.

Also, these undocumented migrants you're defending are breaking the law by working in non-critical sectors. The law states foreigners should be employed for critical skills unless they're refugees. Are waiters, shop attendants, truck drivers, Uber critical skills?

themanderon:
I say this because I see them blaming foreigners for selling drugs to their kids knowing fully well the criminals selling those drugs are capitalizing on the failures and inability to raise their kids properly?

Secondly, I see them complaining about foreigners taking their jobs. Isn't it a shame that foreigners come to your country with nothing and within a while they work hard and acquire properties only for your people to say they are taking jobs from them despite laying around and doing nothing?

It's crazy you guys aren't seeing the damage you are causing to your image in Africa and the entire world.

So you think SA parents don't educate their kids on the dangers of drugs? Can they be everywhere, everytime? When Nigeria had a codeine addiction pandemic was it solved by parenting or through harsh govt intervention? That's what SA people are calling for - less Nigerian drug dealers in their communities.

The issue of jobs isn't limited to spaza shops. Go to restaurants, hotels, security, trucks, farms - most industries that could be employing youth have opted to hire cheap labour instead of unionized South Africans. SA has something like 60% youth unemployment. Illegal migrants are reserving the wage gains black South Africans fought for against white capital after apartheid ended.

Having Africa's highest recorded unemployed and crime rates is also denting the country's image. These protests are aimed at addressing that and illegal migrants contribute hugely towards this.

SlavaUkraini:
Says a gay man

Continue to Cry 😭😭😭😭😭

You should check out my threads, I don't wail about being gay. You're the one who abandoned your woman and her issues to come cry here about gays.