… Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi, who chairs the committee, said that during the police operation in Cape Town last Thursday “some foreign nationals… were resisting law enforcement operations”. …
… Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi announced on Sunday that 53,499 foreign nationals have been processed for deportation and repatriation, “which is dominated by the Malawians, followed by Zimbabweans and Mozambicans”. …
… South African authorities, including the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, reject this version of events as “factually incorrect.” READ ALSO: Ghana and South Africa in diplomatic standoff over alleged killing of migrant
… South African authorities, including the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, reject this version of events as “factually incorrect.” South African police contend they have “no record of the Khayelitsha murder” described by their Ghanaian counterp …
… In a statement issued on Thursday, July 2, South Africa’s Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, who also chairs the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration, said Ghana’s account of the incident was “factually incorrect” and not supported by police …
… In a statement issued on Thursday, July 2, South Africa’s Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, who also chairs the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration, said Ghana’s account of the incident was “factually incorrect” and not supported by police …
… In a statement issued on Thursday, July 2, South Africa’s Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, who also chairs the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration, said Ghana’s account of the incident was “factually incorrect” and not supported by police …
… In a statement issued on Thursday, July 2, South Africa’s Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, who also chairs the country’s Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration, said Ghana’s account of the incident was “factually incorrect” and not supported …
… In a statement issued on Thursday, July 2, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, who also chairs the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration, said the Ghanaian account of events was “factually incorrect” and not supported by police findings. …
… Speaking at a briefing on Sunday, Mmamoloko Kubayi called on South Africans to reject vigilantism and allow the government to handle illegal immigration through the proper channels. …
South African authorities are investigating the death of 42-year-old Nigerian Ibeh Chika Simon, who collapsed while being arrested by Cape Town police; a post-mortem showed multiple bruises and abrasions on his back and chest. Nigeria's consul general condemned the incident and alleged a pattern of unresolved deaths and misconduct against foreign nationals, amid heightened tensions over xenophobic violence.
South African authorities are investigating the death of 42-year-old Nigerian Ibeh Chika Simon, who collapsed while being arrested by Cape Town police; a post-mortem showed multiple bruises and abrasions on his back and chest. Nigeria's consul general condemned the incident and alleged a pattern of unresolved deaths and misconduct against foreign nationals, amid heightened tensions over xenophobic violence.
South Africa says more than 53,000 foreign nationals have been deported or repatriated since launching a "migration management" campaign five weeks ago, with most from Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. The crackdown follows anti-immigration protests demanding tighter border controls and mass deportations, though the UN has warned against using migrants as scapegoats for socioeconomic challenges.
Former Tamale Central MP Inusah Fuseini has called on South African authorities to enforce immigration laws through proper institutional channels rather than through xenophobic violence, arguing that orderly and humane processes are needed to manage undocumented migration.
Ghana's government characterizes the death of a Ghanaian national in Cape Town as a consequence of xenophobic violence, while South African officials deny the link to anti-migrant protests and describe it as a criminal act. The two countries have conflicting accounts of the incident—Ghana citing a death on June 30 during demonstrations, South Africa investigating a separate June 29 shooting at a workplace in Nyanga.
Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, Ranking Member of Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, has called for Presidents Mahama and Ramaphosa to directly engage to resolve diplomatic tensions between Ghana and South Africa arising from xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals. Jinapor said ministerial-level engagement is no longer sufficient and that there is a breakdown of trust and cordiality between the two countries' foreign ministries.
The Leader of Concerned Ghanaians in South Africa has stated that a Ghanaian national's killing occurred on June 29, 2026, before anti-immigration demonstrations began on June 30, and cautioned against conflating unrelated incidents involving foreign nationals with the protests, citing risks of misinformation.
Samuel Abu Jinapor, Ranking Member of Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, has called conflicting accounts from Ghana and South Africa regarding a Ghanaian national's death in Cape Town "deeply disturbing," warning that the dispute reflects a concerning breakdown in bilateral relations between the two governments.
Security analyst Prof. Vladimir Antwi-Danso characterized South Africa's pushback against Ghana's account of a Ghanaian's killing in Cape Town as routine diplomatic communication, saying Ghana appropriately demanded investigation while South Africa's distancing from xenophobic claims was a predictable part of normal diplomatic exchange.
South Africa's government rejected Ghana's claim that a Ghanaian national was killed during anti-immigrant demonstrations on June 30, stating instead that the victim was shot at his workplace on June 29 in what police suspect to be a criminal, extortion-related incident unrelated to any demonstrations.
South Africa's justice minister has warned that a surge in attacks on foreign nationals is damaging the country's global image and affecting South African artists and businesses abroad. The violence has prompted several African countries, including Ghana, Malawi, and Mozambique, to repatriate their nationals over safety concerns.
South Africa's Justice Minister says musicians and other performers are seeing shows across the continent cancelled amid backlash over xenophobia concerns, resulting in income loss for the artists. The minister stressed that South Africa's focus is on illegal immigration and that the country's message to the continent is that South Africans are not xenophobic.
Four major South African law firms are challenging the government's new Black Economic Empowerment code, which sets a target of 50% Black ownership of large firms within five years. The challenge comes as some Black lawyers have brought discrimination cases against the firms.