The founder of the controversial movement, March and March, Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, has said that her group will not accept blame if chaos and lawlessness break out next Tuesday.
That’s when planned mass anti-illegal immigration demonstrations are anticipated to take place.
March and March has been the driving force behind anti-immigration sentiments and growing nationwide protests, having called for foreign nationals to leave the country by end of this month.
In the past week, more than 12,000 migrants have left South Africa across the Beitbridge Border, with the Border Management Authority having confirmed the departures of hundreds of others via other ports of entry. These included nationals from Mozambique, Malawi, Nigeria, Ghana and Zimbabwe. In some instances, these foreign nationals were deported, but many were repatriated.
WATCH | BMA Commissioner Dr Michael Masiapato says that over the past five days, about 9,000 Malawians and 3,000 Zimbabweans were repatriated or deported through the Beitbridge Border Post. He adds that 900 Ghanaians and 300 Nigerians were also processed through OR Tambo… pic.twitter.com/lMPFP9txQr
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At the same time, protests, some of which have been violent, have also occurred, fuelling fears of possible violence on the day.
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In response, various government and other official authorities are ramping up efforts to ensure law and order is maintained on 30 June, with the Police Ministry collaborating with the Private Security Industry, the South African National Taxi Council, among others, for this purpose.
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Meanwhile, March and March have sought to increase pressure on the government. During a briefing on Wednesday, Ngobese-Zuma said the government must “work for” the R600 million budget set aside for security operations on 30 June.
