A video has surfaced of South African women celebrating after reportedly taking over a salon owned by a Ghanaian.
The video shared on social media showed a group of South African women taking over a salon and rejoicing as they broke into the salon.
The South African women were heard in the viral video singing and hugging each other after entering the salon.
Some netizens reacting to the video stated, “The government is supporting it, and lots of foreigners had their property taken too”.
“The South African government must be held responsible for this stupidity and made to compensate all who lost their livelihood due to this nonsense”, one X user added.
A netizen added, “So now that becomes a trophy worth jubilations. So what has the person to take over done to warrant receiving it? Watch them burn each other sharing things they didn’t build”.
“Can someone explain why these business owners chose not to dispose of or dismantle their assets before leaving, especially if they knew they would not be returning?”, a netizen added.
In other news, Sabato, a Ghanaian content creator and online activist, has allegedly been attacked by vigilante groups in South Africa.
Reports claimed that the Ghanaian activist was attacked over suspicions of involvement in illegal activities.
In a viral video spotted on X, Sabato was captured among a group of foreign nationals allegedly rounded up during an anti-immigration operation.
The video showed individuals seated on the ground surrounded by their captors, and they were accused of being undocumented immigrants engaged in criminal activities.
In a post shared by We Love Ghana about the incident, read, “ A Ghanaian popularly known as “Sabato,” a staunch supporter of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), was attacked in South Africa after returning from the UK last month with valid travel documents.
According to him, South African police and some xenophobic South Africans assaulted him after claiming he was a Nigerian involved in drug dealing. He further stated that his properties were destroyed and cash and other valuables were stolen”.
In another video, Sabato recounted the violent raid on his home, saying, “They were throwing blows, hitting me with guns, and more. What is happening in South Africa is all over the entire country. I am very sure that the government is behind it because the police are not protecting anyone.
“So if you are a Ghanaian in South Africa, do not think that you are safe wherever you are. I was home when I saw a crowd headed to my home. They broke down the gate to my home,” he said.
In related news, Cyril Ramaphosa, the South African President, has pleaded with President John Dramani Mahama to help rally other African heads of state in support of South Africa over the ongoing xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals.
According to the SA president, the ongoing attacks on foreign nationals are an African problem, not only a South African one, and require African solutions.
Speaking to the press, the SA president expressed appreciation for Mahama’s willingness to champion South Africa’s cause among fellow African leaders.
He disclosed that the move has influenced South Africa’s decision to dispatch diplomatic envoys across the continent.
Cyril Ramaphosa, the South African President, stated, “This time around, we are saying we want to work together; work with us. And I’m rather pleased that President Mahama of Ghana has been saying he would like to make a call on other African countries to work with South Africa, and that is precisely what has triggered our intention to send envoys, so that they go and explain the initiative that we have taken.
“In the end, this is an African problem; it is not only a South African problem, but we are all involved in this. Various countries on the continent experience precisely what we are going through”.
He further recognised the severe social pressures, including unemployment, insecurity, and poor service delivery, that have powered anti-immigrant tensions but contended that the solution must be collective, as it is an African problem.
This is an African problem that requires African solutions,” he stated.
Watch the video below:
WEI 🤦🏽Lazy South African 🇿🇦 Women Jubilate After Forcefully Taking Over a salon owned by a Ghanaian 🇬🇭 immigrant in Empangeni a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 🇿🇦 as part of the ongoing xenophobic attacks targeting foreign nationals in South Africa 🇿🇦 pic.twitter.com/DP9IJMqBud
— Aristotlektv (@aristotledada) June 7, 2026
