“Foreigners Must Leave!” — Migrants Hunted as June 30 Tensions Explode

Added: 2026-05-24

[00:00:03]Oh my Waka edusa kamusika president Wong kamat drug lords and drug dealers and hobos and No okay you go local and then you leave home for your own Lucky to do the And then I have my drugs Name gonna say community my drugs Good right So okay June is so forgiving my friend You only for rainer South Africa say I tell you what You feel it my ninja global and Bella and Bella We we can't control any People would you But for your safety measures I should say I saw the number Google See a bomber for the global meaning about to go figure I become beside land of understand what you I equal not in Israel See me say you lose your soul later What do I see you see there Google has a missile abandoned A A A in between the global order See if you want to do the little room Say I took over the global and feeling like I'm going to go see I want to go figure about to go home and I'm sure that they do June So we see we see we see So we see when you see me so So what you going to do when you go home and thank you South Africa is once again entering a period of rising political tension, growing public frustration, and intense debate over immigration, unemployment, and the future of the country.

[00:01:40]Across social media, streets, and township communities, anger is building among citizens who say they have been abandoned by the political system for far too long. Now a controversial movement known as March and March is calling for a major gathering on June 30th, describing it as a peaceful stand for ordinary South Africans struggling to survive. Supporters say the movement represents unemployed youths, poor communities, frustrated workers, and citizens who feel ignored while economic conditions continue getting worse.

[00:02:13]Critics, however, are warning that some of the movement's messaging could increase hostility toward foreigners and deepen divisions inside the country. One of the movement's leaders is going viral after releasing a powerful message directed at supporters ahead of the planned gathering.

[00:02:30]In the video, the speaker talks about suffering communities, struggling families, lost dignity, political disappointment, and the need for South Africans to rise again.

[00:03:39]We know you, the media, had time to label us as xenophobic as we as we are hating other Africans. We love our fellow brothers.

[00:03:48]We know their contribution and our struggle as South Africans. We know that they old contribution but we are saying migration must be lawful.

[00:03:57]Document everybody. The footage has triggered major reactions online with many people expressing concern over how quickly tensions appear to be escalating. And shortly after that, another disturbing clip began circulating. This time, the video showed a black foreign national who was nearly attacked by a group of angry individuals despite repeatedly trying to show his passport and legal documents. According to voices heard in the footage, the man attempted to explain that he was legally documented, but the confrontation continued as emotions intensified around him.

[00:05:31]For many observers, the incident raised serious concerns about whether legal documentation is even enough anymore to protect some migrants during moments of rising public anger. Others argued that frustration inside poor communities has has reached a stage where some citizens no longer trust the immigration system or government enforcement and the tension did not stop there. Another video now drawing attention online involves a Nigerian businessman who says he was ordered to shut down his business despite being fully documented in South Africa. According to the claims made in the video, the businessman says he invested more than 5 million rand into the business and built it legally over several years. From Nigeria. Yes. You're from Nigeria? [laughter] Yes. Okay. So, do you have papers to be here in South Africa? Yes, I have my ID. You have your ID?

[00:06:20]Yes.

[00:06:22]How did you get the ID?

[00:06:23]I got my ID from uh from Home Affairs.

[00:06:29]Sir, where did you get the ID? When was it?

[00:06:32]Uh since uh 2005. 2005? 2005. You came to South Africa to do what?

[00:06:38]Uh I came to What is the main reason for you to come to South Africa?

[00:06:45]Uh I came to South Africa for because there was a war in South in Nigeria there.

[00:06:53]You came as a refugee?

[00:06:55]So, what are you doing now for living in South Africa?

[00:06:57]Sorry? What are you doing now for living here in South Africa? I'm employing the South African South African What are you doing?

[00:07:04]Are you the one who's running the car wash?

[00:07:06]No, look look look look look sir. Just to be gentle because I'm an old man. We are here to tell you according to Immigration Act 2002, sections 13, 15, and 19, you are not allowed to operate any kind of business up not unless you have a minimum investment of 5 million rand and above. It's either you invest to the existing business or to the new one you register with the CIPC, with revenue, and Home Affairs. You must apply for a business visa. You are not allowed to operate informal trading such as car wash. So, now we are I'm asking you. You have to close this car wash now. It belongs to South Africans.

[00:07:46]Are we together? No, I'm I'm going to tell you something to you. Yes. What the investment of this car wash is more than 5 million. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

[00:07:54]No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. For local business, not not Nigerian. You can't invest You can't invest in such business. It's not It's It's an informal trading. The informal is a benefit of the South Africans.

[00:08:06]No, no, no, no, no. We are not going to delay because we are going to submit the memorandum. But, we are telling you just close down now.

[00:08:14]The growing circulation of these videos is now intensifying debate across South Africa and beyond. Some South Africans argue that citizens are reacting out of desperation after years of unemployment, poverty, crime, and economic decline.

[00:08:28]Others warn that innocent African migrants, including legal residents and business owners, are increasingly becoming targets of public anger directed at government failures. And as more clips continue spreading online, fears are growing that tensions could escalate even further in the coming weeks. And now, even more disturbing footage is beginning to spread online.

[00:08:49]In several viral clips allegedly linked to supporters of the March on March movement, groups of men were seen moving through residential buildings and reportedly searching rooms occupied by black foreign nationals. According to claims circulating online, some of the individuals involved were allegedly looking for undocumented immigrants during the raids. The videos, which have sparked outrage across social media, appear to show chaotic scenes inside crowded residential areas as people panic and attempt to escape. In one particularly shocking clip, a man was reportedly seen falling from a multi-story building after allegedly trying to jump out through a window during the confusion and fear surrounding the operation. Other videos reportedly showed migrants scrambling to escape as groups moved from room to room during the searches.

[00:09:38]Oh, no.

[00:11:03]The authenticity and full context of some of the clips are still being debated online, but the footage has already intensified fears that anti-foreigner tensions inside South Africa may be entering a far more dangerous phase. Human rights activists and community leaders are now warning that mob-style actions targeting suspected migrants could lead to deadly consequences if authorities fail to intervene quickly. Supporters of the raids, however, argue that communities are acting because they believe the government has failed to control illegal immigration and protect struggling South Africans. Critics strongly reject that argument saying ordinary African migrants, including legal residents, are now being placed in danger regardless of their immigration status. And as these dramatic scenes continue circulating online, pressure is now growing on the South African government to respond before tension spiral even further. But not everyone in South Africa agrees with the growing anti-foreigner rhetoric now spreading across social media and communities. One of the country's most controversial political figures, Julius Malema, has now entered the debate strongly condemning the actions linked to the March on March movement. In a viral response, Malema reportedly described the movement as clownish and stupid, rejecting claims that foreigners are responsible for South Africa's problems. He argued that there is no real xenophobia crisis being created by ordinary citizens alone, but instead claimed that what people are witnessing is a form of government-sponsored gangsterism designed to distract struggling South Africans from deeper national issues. According to Malema, political leaders are allowing public frustration to be redirected toward vulnerable migrants instead of addressing unemployment, inequality, corruption, crime, electricity problems, and economic hardship facing millions of citizens. We've seen anti-immigration marches across South Africa, even here in downtown Johannesburg. What do you make of them?

[00:13:03]It's clownish.

[00:13:05]Clownish, clownish, and stupid.

[00:13:08]There is no xenophobia in South Africa.

[00:13:12]It's just a group of charlatans, extortionists, uh disruptors, corrupt individuals who want to extort the foreign nationals. Get away. But is that not xenophobia targeting African foreign nationals?

[00:13:30]That's why it's not xenophobia.

[00:13:32]It is It's gangsterism It's sponsored by government. The government is fully involved to de- to distract our people from main main major issues.

[00:13:48]Uh how can a an ordinary person manhandle a man in front of the police? Cuz it's a crime on its own.

[00:14:00]Let's go and check the cases of rape.

[00:14:04]Who raped South African women?

[00:14:07]South African men.

[00:14:10]Who beats up South African children?

[00:14:13]South African men.

[00:14:17]Majority of the prisoners there is not Zimbabwe, is not Ghana, is not Nigeria.

[00:14:25]Is not DRC.

[00:14:28]Is South African men.

[00:14:32]So when you say they are committing crime, why are they not in jail?

[00:14:36]Because they are not committing any crime.

[00:14:39]But they become an easy target.

[00:14:42]And you've said about South Africa, we are still a traumatized nation and that trauma is real.

[00:14:47]What does a free healed South Africa look like to you?

[00:14:51]Well, it will take a generation.

[00:14:54]It will not We can go to therapists and all of that.

[00:14:58]The what they can do is to give us money, those who colonized us and sponsored apartheid.

[00:15:05]There must be reparations for the victims of apartheid.

[00:15:08]And that is a good gesture. Uh It will help to reduce uh the traumas we are subjected to. And that's why when it comes to our children, we try by all means to make sure that they remain children.

[00:15:27]They go to school. They are fed. They are in proper uniform. When they arrive home through child grants, they get >> His comments have now added another explosive layer to an already heated national conversation. Supporters of anti-immigration movements insist communities are simply defending themselves after years of suffering and government failure. But critics warn that blaming foreigners for every social and economic problem risks pushing the country toward dangerous instability and violence. South Africa remains one of Africa's most powerful economies, yet it is also battling deep inequality, massive youth unemployment, poverty, rising frustration, and political distrust. And in moments like this, emotions can quickly overpower reason.

[00:16:11]For many African migrants living in the country legally, fear is growing. For many struggling South Africans, anger is growing. And for the government, pressure is growing from every direction. The question now is whether South Africa can address its economic and political frustrations without allowing tensions between Africans to spiral into something far more destructive. As June 30th approaches, all eyes will remain on the streets, on the government, and on movements like March on March. What do you think about everything happening in South Africa right now? Do you believe citizens are reacting to genuine frustrations, or do you think innocent migrants are becoming scapegoats for larger political and economic failures? Leave your thoughts in the comments below. And if you want more in-depth African news, political analysis, and major stories shaping the continent, subscribe to Afriland's news and turn on notifications so you never miss our next report. Thanks for watching.