South Africans March Against Illegal Immigration in Multiple Towns

 

Protests under the March and March banner drew crowds in Middelburg, Humansdorp, and Dundee, where residents demanded action on illegal immigration amid frustrations over jobs, crime, and services. Marchers in Mpumalanga claimed to find fake IDs and Home Affairs equipment, while others shut down highways and called for border walls; police made arrests but kept events mostly peaceful. The movement, born in 2024, set a June 30 deadline for undocumented migrants to leave, as recent Home Affairs visa scandals and President Ramaphosa's deportation pledges failed to calm tensions.