SADC leaders ‘regret what has befallen South Africa as a country’ – Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the issue of migration in the region was discussed behind closed doors at the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit, saying leaders “expressed regret at what has befallen South Africa as a country.
More than 100 000 African migrants were forced to flee or were deported from South Africa amid a wave of anti‑immigrant pressure, workplace raids, and street protests that intensified around a July deadline set by activist groups – a mass exodus condemned by human rights organisations, regional leaders, and foreign governments.
At this Summit, South Africa took the opportunity to brief fellow member states honestly and openly on the complex challenge of migration,” Ramaphosa said.
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