… It is in cahoots with Operation Dudula, the movement fronted by Zandile Ndlovu that was stopped in its tracks by a high court order halting a violent campaign in November 2025, as Daily Maverick’s Lerato Mutsila reported. …
… This has led in recent years to the rise of vigilante anti-migrant groups, like Operation Dudula and March on March, which have gained notoriety for their demands that foreign nationals be removed from the country. …
… There was also drama outside the conference venue when members of Operation Dudula clashed with the police near the Nasrec Expo Centre when supporters of the group tried to block G20 motorcades, the police say. …
… What started as a small local action in one area in 2022 has spread, with activists from the avowedly anti-migrant group, Operation Dudula, picketing some hospitals and clinics in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. …
Namibia has urged its citizens in South Africa to remain vigilant and seek consular assistance amid reports of anti-migrant unrest and xenophobic attacks, though the Ministry of International Relations and Trade has not received reports of Namibian nationals being affected.
Namibia has urged its citizens in South Africa to remain vigilant and seek consular assistance amid reports of anti-migrant unrest and xenophobic attacks, though the Ministry of International Relations and Trade has not received reports of Namibian nationals being affected.
Anti-migrant marches led by activists Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma and Zandile Ndlovu are staging increasingly bold demonstrations across South African cities with little resistance from authorities. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the surge in threats and violence as South Africa faces pressure to intervene.
An academic argues that xenophobic killings of African migrants in South Africa, including through necklacing, undermine Pan-African values and principles of continental solidarity. The author questions what African citizenship means when South Africans treat fellow Africans from other nations as dangerous outsiders.
South Africa's Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini used a derogatory term for African migrants and called for them to leave the country during a speech in KwaZulu-Natal, drawing concern from human rights experts who warn his comments risk encouraging vigilante action against foreigners in a region already marked by anti-migrant tensions.