Jancinta Ngobese-Zuma, the founder and leader of March-and-March, one of the main movements organising the marches, has outlined plans ahead of their anti-immigration protest in South Africa.
She refuted claims that the protests were xenophobic, arguing that the protests are meant to send a message to the government about the immigration challenges facing the country,
Jancita added that foreigners are taking jobs that belong to ordinary South Africans.
Speaking in an interview with Newzroom Afrika, Jancita indicated that the protest would happen in all nine provinces of South Africa.
She stated, “Tomorrow it is going to be a protest that is going to be seen through seven of the nine provinces. So far we are trying to get the North West on board, even though there are a few glitches, and the Free State as well. But so far all nine provinces look to be participating in tomorrow’s protest”.
“It is a message to our government, and you can no longer label us as xenophobic for standing up for what is right. Our security is at risk, our resources are depleted, jobs are being taken over and replaced by cheap labour. There’s a lot going on in terms of crime as well, and South Africa cannot survive trying to absorb all of these problems just to save an image that is not true,” she added.
Meanwhile, Ghana’s Ambassador to South Africa, Benjamin Quashie has 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”.
Watch the video below:
