Migrants in South Africa fear violence ahead of June 30 deadline
Key takeaways
- An anti-immigrant June 30 deadline not recognised by authorities is fuelling fear among migrants.
- The meeting was organised by the Tembelihle Crisis Committee, a grassroots movement that has previously opposed xenophobic violence.
- About 300 people attended, including Malawian migrants worried about what the coming days might bring.
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An anti-immigrant June 30 deadline not recognised by authorities is fuelling fear among migrants.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Migrants gather outside their country’s consulates in Johannesburg as rumours and warnings spread ahead of a disputed June 30 deadline [File: Rogan Ward/Reuters]By Qaanitah Hunter Published On 30 Jun 202630 Jun 2026Johannesburg, South Africa – On the outskirts of southern Johannesburg, residents gathered on Sunday in the informal settlement of Tembelihle ahead of a June 30 deadline that anti-immigrant activists have set for foreign nationals to leave South Africa.
The meeting was organised by the Tembelihle Crisis Committee, a grassroots movement that has previously opposed xenophobic violence. Its leaders said the aim was to discourage attacks on foreign nationals as tensions rose across the country.