With demonstrations against illegal immigration set to take place across South Africa today, the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSiRA) says it is working closely with the South African Police Service (SAPS) to help maintain public safety and safeguard the country’s stability. PSiRA was among representatives of the private security industry who recently met Acting Police Minister Professor Firoz Cachalia as part of efforts to strengthen collaboration between the public and private sectors ahead of the planned demonstrations. PSiRA Acting…

Anti-illegal immigration activist Nkosikhona Phakela Ndabandaba has hailed Monday’s march to Protea Police Station in Soweto as peaceful and successful, saying it demonstrated that South Africans can protest responsibly while raising concerns about illegal immigration and alleged corruption involving some police officers. Thousands of demonstrators travelled from different parts of Soweto before converging at the Soweto Theatre in Jabulani. From there, they marched several kilometres to Protea Police Station under a heavy police presence. Many participants carried sticks, but the…

The government has cautioned against violence ahead of the 30 June deadline imposed on illegal immigrants by several pressure groups. The Presidency, security cluster ministers, police and the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) have called on frustrated South Africans not to take the law into their own hands. Demonstrating groups have accused the government of ignoring the country’s immigration problem for many years, resulting in tensions, particularly in poor black communities where foreign nationals compete for limited opportunities with…