Refugees vs Protesters in Durban | Johannesburg News

Activists are sounding the alarm as protests against refugees outside Home Affairs offices escalate, with critics slamming March and March for scapegoating migrants for South Africa’s deep economic woes. Amid tear gas, rubber bullets, and arrests, leaders like Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma push for removals under pavement-living laws — a stance fiercely rejected by peace advocates like Ela Gandhi, who argue that blaming refugees distracts from fixing the economy and ignores their own displacement. Groups like Siyafuna Sonke insist unemployment and corruption stem from governance failures, not foreign nationals, urging faster refugee processing and systemic reform. With Durban’s tourism at risk and tensions rising, voices now call for humane solutions: safe housing and real policy change — before more violence fractures the nation’s social fabric. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c10fc071bbfaf350