Anti-immigrant protesters draped in flags and wielding wooden weapons marched across cities in South Africa on Tuesday to mark a deadline they had set for undocumented migrants to leave, with some marches hit by violence and looting. Thousands of African foreign nationals had already fled South Africa ahead of Tuesday’s “deadline”, and shops closed while foreign workers […]
Police officers have been deployed across South Africa because of fears that anti-immigration protests could turn violent, as President Cyril Ramaphosa urged demonstrators to refrain from “intimidation, threats or ultimatums”. The protests mark an unofficial deadline set by campaigners for all undocumented foreigners to leave the country. Many have already fled to escape violence and […]
By Steven Odarteifio My brothers and sisters of South Africa, Today, June 16, 2026, marks exactly fifty years since the Soweto Uprising. Fifty years ago, thousands of black South African schoolchildren walked into the streets of Soweto carrying no weapons. They carried only courage. They marched because they refused to accept a system that sought […]
A surge in attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa is damaging the country’s global image and fuelling a backlash against businesses and artists, the justice minister has warned. Speaking at a briefing on Sunday, Mmamoloko Kubayi called on South Africans to reject vigilantism and allow the government to handle illegal immigration through the proper […]
President John Mahama says Ghana’s diplomatic relations with South Africa remain strong despite recent xenophobic attacks that have forced the evacuation of some Ghanaian nationals. Speaking at Chatham House, a leading policy institute in London, during his five-day official visit to the United Kingdom, President Mahama described the attacks as unfortunate and expressed disappointment over […]
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has pushed back against growing anti-immigrant sentiment in South Africa, insisting that undocumented African migrants are not responsible for the country’s unemployment crisis. Speaking at the Thabo Mbeki Foundation and AUDA-NEPAD Business Breakfast, he argued that many South Africans are directing their anger at the wrong targets while ignoring […]
Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Quashie, says the first group of Ghanaians being evacuated from South Africa amid renewed xenophobic tensions is expected to arrive in Accra on Wednesday, May 27. He disclosed this during an interview with DW Africa on Sunday, May 24, as concerns mount over the safety of foreign nationals […]
Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Anani Quashie, says government has begun plans to repatriate Ghanaians fleeing renewed xenophobic attacks, insisting that no citizen will be abandoned. Speaking on PM Express on Monday, Mr Quashie disclosed that nearly 200 Ghanaians have already expressed interest in returning home voluntarily. The comments come after government facilitated […]
Government has formally petitioned the African Union (AU) to place the issue of xenophobic attacks against African nationals in South Africa on the agenda of the Eighth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting. The meeting is scheduled for June 24 to 27, 2026, in EgypEl Alamein, Egypt. In a diplomatic communication addressed to the Chairperson of the African […]
Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Quarshie, has dismissed viral claims that Ghanaians have been killed in ongoing xenophobic attacks, insisting no such deaths have been recorded. Speaking on PM Express with Evans Mensah, he said, “So the current xenophobic actions that are going on, nobody has lost their lives.” His comments come amid […]
The President of the Global Africa Trade Advisory Chamber, Dr Dominic Oduro, has strongly condemned viral videos showing attacks on Ghanaians in South Africa, describing the incident as “unacceptable, unpardonable and shameful.” His remarks come amid fresh diplomatic concerns after Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Ministry confirmed it had engaged South African authorities over disturbing footage circulating […]
Ghanaians living in the United Kingdom (UK) are bracing themselves for another round of the protests that have rocked the UK in the last few days. Currently, Ghanaians in the affected parts of the country are stranded and unable to leave their homes for fear of being attacked in the xenophobic attacks against blacks. Over […]
