SA Xenophobia: Nigerian Arrested For Allegedly Harbouring Suspected 28  ‘Undocumented’ Migrants

LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian husband of Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Executive Mayor, Lulama Titi-Odili, has been arrested in Bloemfontein after police uncovered 28 suspected undocumented foreign nationals at a guesthouse linked to him. The arrest was confirmed earlier yesterday by Free State Premier, MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae, following a joint operation by the South African Police…

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Looting, Chaos As South Africa Anti-Immigrant Protest Turns Violent

  LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRNAGERS)-Thousands of anti-immigration protesters have taken to the streets of Johannesburg and other South African cities yesterday, June 30, to enforce an unofficial deadline demanding that undocumented foreign nationals leave the country. Organized by anti-migrant vigilante groups such as March and March and Operation Dudula, the nationwide demonstrations have caused widespread…

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Xenophobia: Third  Batch Of Evacuated Nigerians Arrives In Lagos From South Africa

  LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Another batch of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa arrived in Lagos on Tuesday as part of the Federal Government’s ongoing voluntary repatriation programme. The Air Peace flight, carrying about 271 Nigerians, landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport shortly before 11 a.m. after departing Johannesburg at about 5 a.m. local time….

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‘Leave Or Return In A Coffin’ Threat Drives Migrants Out Of South Africa

LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-For months, anti-migrant rhetoric had been building across South Africa. Then it reached Kaunga Nyirenda’s doorstep. In early June, two men gave the Malawian gardener, who lives in a Johannesburg suburb, a chilling ultimatum: leave now or face death. “They asked me: ‘When are you going to leave the country? We want…

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Nigerians Stranded In South Africa As FG Cancels Second Evacuation Flight Without Explanation

  LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hundreds of Nigerians remained stranded in South Africa on Wednesday after the federal government canceled a planned evacuation flight without explanation, leaving citizens and advocacy groups demanding answers. The Nigerian Union South Africa said many of those affected cannot afford to return home on their own and are asking the government…

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First Batch Of  Nigerians Evacuated From South Africa Over Xenophobic Attacks Arrive In Lagos

LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The first batch of Nigerians being repatriated from South Africa following renewed xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals has arrived in Lagos.  The 268 returnees landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, at about 10:30 a.m. on Thursday aboard an Air Peace evacuation flight arranged by the Federal Government. Their arrival was…

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Xenophobia: Nigeria Govt Set To Repatriate Over 1,000 Nationals From South-Africa

LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria is planning to repatriate more than 1,000 of its nationals from South Africa as anti-immigrant tensions rise in the country, long a destination for documented and undocumented African workers. The move by Abuja comes after Ghana recently repatriated hundreds of its citizens from South Africa in response to a wave of…

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Immigrants  Flee Homes As Anti-Migrant Mobs Go From Door- To- Door Attacking Foreigners In S/Africa

LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hundreds of foreigners fearing for their lives have taken shelter in community halls on South Africa’s south coast, saying mobs of locals were going door-to-door telling them to leave the country. Mostly nationals of Malawi and Mozambique, many told AFP they had fled their homes at the weekend and spent nights in…

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