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OkayAfrica · Sub-Saharan Africa · 900+ arrested in South Africa as anti-migrant marches sweep 120 cities after June 30 deadline
OkayAfrica's Africa roundup frames the July 1 marches as the culmination of a months-long escalation by Operation Dudula and March and March that the Ramaphosa government repeatedly condemned verbally while failing to pre-empt. Notes that 12 of the 120 marches required active police intervention including tear gas and rubber bullets, and that at least two deaths preceded the day. The piece connects the violence to rising unemployment (33.5% official rate) and political displacement of the ANC by the GNU.
“900 arrested across South Africa; 12 marches required police intervention as the June 30 anti-migrant deadline passed.”