Scores of women have gathered outside the US Embassy in Pretoria to protest what they believe to be the Donald Trump administration’s silence on the rising number of incidents of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). The women, protesting under the banner of the newly formed Security Personnel Party of South Africa, also questioned Washington’s support for local right-wing groups that have promoted the white genocide misinformation campaign. Youth activist and councillor candidate Lethabo Mpete called on the Trump administration to…

Gauteng police have warned against violence and unlawful conduct during anti-immigration demonstrations in Johannesburg’s central business district after four people were arrested on Friday. Gauteng police commissioner Tommy Mthombeni said the suspects were believed to have led the protest and allegedly encouraged others to engage in criminal activity. They face charges including inciting violence. Police fired rubber bullets earlier in the day to disperse protesters gathered near the KwaMai-Mai precinct, following a march from the Constitutional Court during which demonstrators…

Vehicles allegedly belonging to foreign nationals have been torched in Orlando West, Soweto, while several others have been vandalised amid escalating tensions between residents and foreign nationals accused of operating spaza shops in the area. Eyewitnesses who spoke to Newsnote said tensions escalated after foreign nationals allegedly opened fire on residents who were demanding that they vacate their shops. Residents said they had marched to the Department of Home Affairs to protest against the continued presence of undocumented foreign nationals…