Ramaphosa Blames ‘Opportunists’ for Xenophobic Violence in South Africa

Cyril Ramaphosa says recent anti-immigrant violence in South Africa is being driven by opportunists exploiting public anger over unemployment and illegal immigration.

Cyril Ramaphosa says recent anti-immigrant violence in South Africa is being driven by opportunists exploiting public anger over unemployment and illegal immigration.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says African countries must work together to address rising tensions linked to foreign nationals living in South Africa.

South Africa has no Independence Day. For many Black South Africans, freedom came in 1994 politically, but the deeper question of economic control remains unresolved.

Fresh xenophobic violence in South Africa is exposing deeper cracks, as unemployment fears, misinformation, and rising anger against African migrants spill into the streets.