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brain54:
Nobody is overburdening sa with their problems...

The South African government should also fix it's corruption problems and get it's acts in order!

How many South Africans are in Nigeria draining your public resources? How many Nigerians are in SA?

That's overburdening.

You're proving to be the one with "the warped sense of logic".

brain54:
So because they are undocumented it's okay to use them as target practice and assault testing level just because they can't report to the authorities?

Why don't you catch them and bundle them back to their country of origin instead?

My guy I don't condone xenophobia but the system is so corrupt that the same undocumented people or criminals will be back on the streets the next day after paying the officials.

South Africans have been complaining about this for decades and at some point it's logical that things would turn violent out of frustration. South Africans have been protesting, destroying their own infrastructure in an attempt to get the attention of authorities to no avail. Judicial probes are now showing the extent of corruption in the police force, for instance, revealing connections with the criminal underworld and top cops are getting arrested.

So, my point is the SA situation is complex - it's not as easy as collect and deport undocumented immigrants and criminals. Public frustrations boil over from time to time.

Therefore, other African governments need to stop overburdening SA with their problems - they should step up and make their countries conducive for their citizens.

LordBiden:
We are conquerors who came to conquer you guys in your lands,you all are envious of us prospering in your lands while your lazy ass men sleep all day.

Don't worry we coming to buy up your lands and collect all your beautiful women.

I see you're trying hard to be provocative and display bravado in an attempt to recover from the public display of weeping you did a few days ago. Go to sleep baby girl 🍼🍼🍼

brain54:
Besides if anyone out stays their visa or commits fraud in your country they are legal steps to take through the appropriate authorities to either repartrate them or legal procedures through court actions Instead of molesting and attacking people on the streets.!

The Ghanaian was apprehended by the community but never assaulted - it's all over social media, you can check it out.

Assaults on foreign nationals can be reported to the police but unfortunately if you're undocumented you're likely not going to report. So who's to blame for that? The SA govt? Please...

brain54:
I've come to realize you guys have a warped sense of logic...Different from the way the rest of the world see things.

Ghana is upset Operation Dudula caught their citizen flouting SA laws by living and trading in SA on an expired visitors visa after commiting visa fraud. If that's "the way you do things in the rest of the world" you'll have your chance to say so at the AU Summit. Shalom.

brain54:
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[i] South Africa will also propose an agenda item on the push and pull factors of migration

Very irresponsible government. I've never seen a more irresponsible government/people.

Very shameful. SMH!

Mahama and Tinubu will have to explain why they've made their countries inhabitable for their citizens. Game on...

The South African government has pushed back against Ghana after Accra called for alleged xenophobic attacks against African migrants in South Africa to be discussed at the upcoming African Union summit in Egypt.

This comes after Ghana asked the AU to formally discuss the recent violence and intimidation targeting foreign nationals in parts of South Africa, saying the incidents had sparked concern across the continent.

Ghana also called for investigations into possible human rights violations and stronger protection for African migrants.

In a statement issued late on Friday, the SA Department of International Relations and Cooperation said the government had already condemned the incidents and acted swiftly through law enforcement.

"The South African government moved swiftly to condemn acts of confrontation and intimidation and directed all law enforcement agencies to promptly take the necessary actions within the laws of the Republic to guarantee the safety of citizens, residents and visitors and to bring to book all perpetrators whose actions are inconsistent with the rule of law and fundamental values of our Constitution,"

The department added that South Africa remains committed to engaging Ghana and other African partners through established diplomatic channels and warned against the spread of unverified information and social media content that could inflame tensions between countries.

It also said it was regrettable that the matter had been escalated to the African Union adding that "should the AU deem it appropriate to place the matter on the Agenda, South Africa will also propose an agenda item on the push and pull factors of migration".

"South Africa remains open to continued diplomatic engagement and constructive dialogue with any State on matters of mutual concern, hence South Africa finds Ghana’s decision to escalate concerns about irregular migration to the African Union regrettable.

"However, should the AU deem it appropriate to place the matter on the Agenda, South Africa will also propose an agenda item on the push and pull factors of migration, including good governance, rule of law, and democracy, in accordance with the Constitutive Act of the AU".

2mch:
I dOnt know why they constantly want us to know about them. We dont care about them or like them either. They need to keep their news in their country like they want to keep other Africans out. No onw cares about who they are or what they have.

I am sure they dont have the brain to create a forum like this so they come here to post things about themselves as black people. They need to leave Nigerians alone completely and stop coming to our spaces.

XENOPHOBIA

Now you know how South Africans feel.

Kukutente23:
This is religious intolerance
Nobody forced anyone to come and watch miracles
Soludo cannot turn himself to regulator of pastors

Healing the sick na performance now? 😂😂😂

Pictures

1. MySol ($12.1 million)
2. DJ Black Coffee ($9.5 million)
3. Clare Wiese, the daughter of Shoprite billionaire Christo Wiese ($5.4 million)

Nettleton Road in Clifton, Cape Town, has welcomed a new resident, businessman MySol – real name Solly Soka Madibela.

The mining magnate reportedly paid over R200 million ($12,1 million) for the seven-storey, seven-bedroom villa.

Property agents have labelled Nettleton Road, located in Clifton, Cape Town, as the most expensive street in Africa.

The picturesque street – which falls under the Atlantic Seaboard – boasts houses that have sold for well over R100 million ($6 million).

As there are fewer than 30 properties on the road, the demand is high, with some buyers offering close to half a billion ($30 million) for the exclusive address.

Real estate agent Lance Cohen told the Sunday Times: “The No 1 draw of Nettleton Road is the incredible view, across the Atlantic Ocean, the Clifton beaches and towards the Twelve Apostles, with Lion’s Head and Table Mountain in your backyard.

“The views here are better than anywhere else in Cape Town, and that is why people pay such prices. The second factor is the prestige. Owning a property on Nettleton Road means you have reached the top of society.”

Pam Golding Properties has credited the rarity, privacy, exclusivity and luxury lifestyle as contributing factors to its popularity.

WHO LIVES ON NETTLETON ROAD?

Nettleton Road welcomed its newest residents, DJ Black Coffee and MySol in the last six months.

The Grammy-winning artist paid R157 million in cash for his five-bedroom villa.

Last week, businessman MySol hosted his housewarming party at his R220 million property, located next to the world-famous DJ.

Here are other residents of the exclusive address…

Clare Wiese, the daughter of Shoprite billionaire Christo Wiese, purchased a R90 million home in 2016.

Architect Stefan Antoni, who has designed many homes on Nettleton Road, has his own on the street.

Property developer Stuart Chait purchased a R150 million home in 2020.

Publishing tycoon Dennis Hotz demolished his home to build another.

Art dealer Hugo Jankowitz, who owns the 21 Nettleton Boutique Hotel.

IronGalaxy:
And Nigerians say breindead s..t like this on Twitter 😆

Wow... Let's stop arguing with fulls guys.

JaceBlaze:
Getting back that 10% will be one hell of a steep hill to climb.At this point he is just fighting to not lose his seats cause I don't see how he will springboard past 10%

He won't with the open borders rhetoric.

JaceBlaze:
I'd still take Mashatile over that guy who runs the 6% party though.Now that's a real bullet we all need to dodge...jeez!

😂😂😂 What a decline shem, from 10% to 6%. I felt sorry for him during sentencing though - ne a gaula.

JaceBlaze:
You have no idea how much I have grown to love our "Cupcake" even though he can be docile at times.So if he resigns we'll have Mashatile as interim pres?😭

Dodged a bullet there 🥵🥵🥵

I guess motion of no confidence coming up next @IronGalaxy

IronGalaxy:
He most definitely gonna resign.

😭😭😭

I know you and JaceBlaze will rejoice.

IronGalaxy:
is it tonight

Yep, in 10 minutes

IronGalaxy:
Ramaphosa really baffles me, he can take swift action on these global issues but is an indecisive lame duck at home.. but I agree with him on this stance.. I once saw African head of states lumped into one bus in some European country, i forgot which country it was.. they basically treat African presidents like little school kids and im suprised it took this long for someone to see it...

I remember that picture of the bus 😂😂😂

Let's see how decisive he is tonight at 20:00 - family meeting. Dude might resign.

Pretoria questions the practice of convening African leaders en masse as Ramaphosa declines Nairobi meeting.

IronGalaxy:
Ghana can easily say "Nigerians must go" and its not "xenophobic" but wait until we do the same.. we are clearly measured at a different standard

Indeed

Haven't seen the word XENOPHOBIA anywhere 🙄🙄🙄 Or is it only reserved for SA?

IronGalaxy:
I see it all the time...fun fact :My real name is one of the names you mentioned

Lol, I'm guessing Thabiso coz it also has an 'i' like your moniker.

LordBiden:
You guys should respect yourselves in that SA,our new Ambassador designate Femi fani kayode is a no nonsense person.

In that case hell quickly find himself in the naughty corner alongside Trump's new guy in SA who started running his mouth off a few days after arriving in March this year. SA didn't have none of dat! Bozell is now a good little boy in SA 😎

Discussion on Nigerian response to SA protests and High Commissioner Designate @05:50)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls0Zab1ikUA?si=UN3MPqZlaH0CTpnx

ANCHOR (THULASIZWE): Tell us about the new ambassador that is being sent to South Africa. Perhaps there is a pathway to heightened diplomatic engagement, if you look at the meeting that happened in Nigeria and now we're hearing of a delegation coming, as well as what you are about to tell us about a new ambassador that is being sent to South Africa.

CORRESPONDENT (SOPHIE): Yes, both countries are working very hard to try and find a solution, because both countries need each other... And now today we saw breaking news in the afternoon. At the moment, there's no high commissioner of Nigeria in Pretoria. There's an acting high commissioner, as you saw him now.

There's an announcement that the permanent or Ambassador designate, or High Commissioner designate, is coming now, and he did post on social media, quite promising comments where he expressed the view that he was supposed to be posted in Germany, but he chose to come to South Africa, and requested that he rather come to South Africa because he feels that he supports South Africa's international position, particularly on multilateralism and other issues. And therefore, in terms of his convictions and beliefs, it sounds like he's a good politician. He feels this country is a shining example at the global stage, and he resonates with the positions of South Africa at global level, resonates with his conviction and his belief, and therefore that was promising.

Even though there are kind of disturbing comments from the new Minister of Foreign Affairs who was appointed on Friday when she talks about the telephone conversation with our Minister of international relations. There were some words used in the statement that are disturbing where she talks about judicial killings, and it is almost similar to President Donald Trump's language as it relates to the Afrikaners, because there's no judicial killings in South Africa. It's this rising tension that leads to conflict and violence and criminality also coming in opportunistic stand off, because it's election year, and therefore it's a complex matter. And therefore I think South Africa would also feel aggrieved with the use of "judicial killings".

THULASIZWE: Sophie to quote, and I have that tweet by the ambassador designate to South Africa, Femi Fani Kayode, who was meant, as you say, to have been deployed to Germany, but actually made representations to President Bola Tinubu to say, please send me to South Africa. And he says, quote, "I also express the fact that I would rather serve in a country that shares some of my convictions, beliefs and values when it comes to world affairs, that is the biggest economy in Africa, that has closer ties to Nigeria and that is more proximate to my political thinking when it comes to foreign affairs and a Pan African vision. End quote."

Angelfrost:
Well... You can always use RandLand... Oops.

🙄🙄🙄

SA women aren't known for sprinting - that's the terrain of our male athletes who are currently breaking records over there. So, we'll take second as a win for our women, thank you.

Congrats to your ladies.

Lol, I can tell how this thread is gonna go 🇿🇦😂

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHyWNyVDUj0?si=vravT0F7w5XGxyMV

South Africa is seeing a rare and powerful sight: thousands of Zulu regiments marching through city centres in full traditional gear, carrying weapons that symbolise a warrior past.

At first glance, it looks like a show of force. The shields, the chants, the tight formations. But there is more going on beneath the surface. These are Amabutho – a structured, disciplined force with deep roots in Zulu history, whose chain of command runs up through traditional leaders to King Misuzulu kaZwelithini.

That matters.

Unlike many political marches that break into chaos, the Amabutho contingents have shown remarkable control amid protests in Johannesburg, Pretoria and Durban against undocumented immigration, high crime rates, and socio-economic challenges many locals blame on foreign nationals.

There was none of the looting on the scale of past xenophobic flare-ups, and the regiments themselves have largely avoided clashes with police – in some cases, officers have stood calmly alongside march leaders.

This discipline is not by accident. It is enforced.

Nkosikhona Ndabandaba, known as Phakelumthakathi, who leads many of these marches, has made it clear that violence will not be tolerated. In one widely shared video, he uses a sjambok (whip) on a supporter trying to attack foreign nationals, his message simple: the protest must stay peaceful. Inside the ranks, indunas from hostels and townships guide the movement, manage the crowd, and make sure instructions are followed.

THE RISK WHEN PEOPLE FREL LEFT BEHIND

The role of King Misuzulu is central to all of this. The Amabutho do not act in a vacuum. Their legitimacy comes from the Zulu royal house, and when they move in such large numbers, it signals approval from the top. That link to the king also helps explain why security forces have taken a softer approach. Authorities understand how Amabutho operate. They know this is not a loose gathering but a structured system with leadership and rules.

So far, that structure has helped contain violence rather than fuel it.

But the situation is not without risk.

These marches are happening in a country under pressure. Unemployment, at 32.9%, has remained stubbornly high. Many people feel left behind. In townships and informal settlements, competition for work, space, and services is intense. Immigration has become a flashpoint in that struggle.

South Africa has laws that allow skilled people to enter the country. But in the informal economy, enforcement is weak. Documentation is often unclear. This creates frustration among citizens who feel the system is not working for them.

That frustration is now on the streets.

Civic movements and political groups are tapping into it. They call for mass deportations, demand tighter controls, and say they are putting “South Africans first”. Some of these demands are about law enforcement. But the methods used on the ground do not always follow the law.

This is where the danger grows.

It doesn’t take much to erupt into chaos
The Amabutho have, for now, brought order to these protests. But they are not the only actors. Political parties and groups like Operation Dudula – the anti-migrant movement halted last November by a high court order over a violent campaign – are also present, and their approach is often more aggressive. In some cases, protests have shifted from marching to intimidation. Shops are forced to close. Migrants are targeted.

A traditional force that follows leadership and values discipline is now mixing with political and civic groups pushing a harder line. As these groups blend, the risk increases. A peaceful march can change quickly if control is lost, and once a small group sparks violence, even disciplined formations struggle to contain the chaos.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has tried to strike a balance. In his Freedom Day address in Bloemfontein on April 27, he acknowledged “legitimate concerns” about illegal migration while warning South Africans against letting those concerns “breed prejudice towards our fellow Africans”. That balance matters. It is also hard to maintain on the ground.

The deeper issue is the gap left by the state. For years, weak enforcement, poor service delivery, and slow systems have created frustration. In that gap, community movements have stepped in. They organise, they mobilise, they act. Sometimes within the law. Sometimes beyond it.

The Amabutho marches sit right at the centre of this moment.

They show that large groups can organise without descending into chaos. That discipline and leadership can hold even in tense situations. But they also show how quickly things could shift.

The anger driving these protests is real. It comes from poverty, unemployment, and a sense that the system is failing ordinary people. But anger does not always find the right target. It is easier to confront a foreign shopkeeper than to challenge the systems that allow exploitation. It is easier to push out a street trader than to fix broken regulation.

That is how frustration becomes xenophobia.

Once people start deciding who belongs and who does not, outside the law, it becomes very hard to stop. Today it may be migrants. Tomorrow it could be anyone seen as an outsider.

The Amabutho have shown restraint. Their link to King Misuzulu and their internal discipline have kept things calm. But the growing involvement of political groups is adding pressure that traditional structures alone cannot absorb.

The line between protest and violence is still visible. But it is getting thinner.

If the state does not step in with clear, consistent enforcement of the law, others will continue to fill the space. And not all of them will choose discipline over chaos.

For now, the Amabutho are holding that line. But a line held by others is not a solution.

It is a warning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQaT1m7_SLU?si=YXuggQ8hviU48Nea

Alleged Nigerian drug dealer arrested during a protest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb2GHh6N4HM?si=PnNHhmEWxDPYwX4h

Deputy President Paul Mashatile says South Africa remains open to African investment and is not anti-foreigner, but will not tolerate illegal migration.

He was speaking to SABC News on the sidelines of the World African Heritage Day celebrations in Midrand (Johannesburg), hosted by the African World Heritage Fund, the Development Bank of Southern Africa, and the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture.

Mashatile insists there is no xenophobia in South Africa, only opposition to illegal migration. He cautioned against lawlessness, urging citizens not to take matters into their own hands.

"Well, South Africa is not anti-foreigners. What we have been doing for years, we have been against illegal people come into our country, whether they are from Africa or anywhere in the world. It's something we will not allow, but we will not be chasing Africans for the sake of it. What we are saying is that let people come to our country. Yes, we want investments. We want to work with them to develop our own country, but must be done legally."

KLEINBASS:
And Nigerians willl never comment or condemn on this behaviour they always want to play victim, to them every body hate them but they never look in the mirror and say we are the problem where ever we go as the runaways

How can they introspect when even their media is one-sided and telling them they're victims and others are jealous of them. Just listen to the poor journalism standards on the panel in the link below. This plays on a news channel by the way where there should be a diverse offering of opinions but here you have 4 anchors echoing each other 👎🏽💩


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B_FYfloGCk?si=yjwlWJdzgy70rkHa