It is unknown how many foreigners are in South Africa illegally, but various reports claim the figure is in the millions. SayNoToXenophobia StopTheViolence Nigeria SouthAfrica
South Africa’s Minister of Defence Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula addresses striking miners outside a South African mine in Rustenburg, 100 km northwest of Johannesburg August 21, 2012. Platinum producer Lonmin fears that sacking 3,000 striking South African mineworkers, who face a Tuesday deadline to report back to their posts, could lead to more violence after police last week shot dead 34 miners in scenes reminiscent of apartheid bloodshed.
She was flanked by the ministers of police, internal affairs and justice in South Africa’s so-called “security cluster” which convenes for urgent issues. The continent’s most industrialised economy is a major destination for workers from neighbouring Lesotho, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, as well as from further afield, including South Asia and Nigeria — the most populous country in Africa.It is unknown how many foreigners are in South Africa illegally, but various reports claim the figure is in the millions.
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