A Ghanaian national has been shot dead during mass xenophobic protests in South Africa prompting renewed concerns over the safety of foreign nationals.
Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, H.E. Benjamin Quashie, revealed that the victim was a Ghanaian citizen.
He, however, did not disclose the victim’s identity or provide details on the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
Reports suggest the man shot has been identified as Mr Bashiru Isak, a 40-year-old Ghanaian, in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, on Monday, June 30, 2026.
Mr Isak was killed during demonstrations linked to ongoing xenophobic attacks targeting foreign nationals in South Africa.
The fatal shooting of the Ghanaian comes at a time of growing anxiety among migrant communities in South Africa following renewed protests demanding stricter enforcement of immigration laws and the removal of undocumented foreign nationals.
Meanwhile, Benjamin Quashie had earlier disclosed that 900 Ghanaian nationals have been placed in safe havens to be repatriated ahead of South Africa’s planned anti-immigration protests scheduled for tomorrow, June 30.
Ambassador Benjamin Quashie disclosed that they have put in place the necessary logistics to ensure the safe and orderly return of Ghanaians who have voluntarily requested to be evacuated.
He added that nearly 900 Ghanaians have so far registered to return home, which follows the successful repatriation of 938 nationals.
According to Benjamin Quashie, authorities have accommodated some of the affected Ghanaians in secure locations while arrangements are finalised for their evacuation.
Speaking to Citi News on Sunday, June 28, Ghana’s Ambassador to South Africa stated, “We’re looking at very close to 900 people who have written their names and want to return. We’ve already repatriated 938 people, and adding another 900 will bring the exercise to finality for those who have voluntarily requested to return home.
“We’ve housed some of them and officially informed the police of their whereabouts, requesting protection for those locations despite the heightened tensions in the country,” Ambassador Quashie said.
In related news, some days ago, a viral video surfaced on social media of an attack on two Ghanaians, a man and a woman, together with some children operating a shop in South Africa, being robbed at gunpoint.
In the viral video, the two armed men entered the shop belonging to the Ghanaians, forcing the man and woman to the ground.
One of the men removed plastic cuffs, which he used to tie the hands of the Ghanaians behind their backs and also used brown tape to gag them.
Reports suggest the robbers stole the valuables of the Ghanaians and fled.
Parts of the video also captured the man freeing himself first and running after the robbers, with the woman also later managing to free herself and scream for help.
The video shared by EDHUB was captioned, “Ghanaians operating a shop in South Africa were reportedly attacked and robbed by two armed men.
The assailants tied up a man and a woman, gagged them to prevent them from calling for help, and fled with stolen items from the shop”.
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