Ngizwe Mchunu faces backlash after calling halt to protests

Matseba said South Africa has made important progress in reframing the international conversation as the debate has gradually shifted from perceptions of xenophobia towards broader discussions about illegal immigration, border management, labour exploitation, illegal mining and organised crime.

Dube says mandate comes from masses on ground Dube said South Africans were calling for intensified law enforcement, agency-led operations, which will ensure all illegal foreigners are removed from all sectors of the job market and replaced by South Africans.

One of the anti-migration protest leaders and former radio personality Ngizwe Mchunu came under fire for trying to influence anti-immigration activists to stop protesting, as they were denting the image of the country and the economy.