{"id":2735,"date":"2022-04-12T10:10:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T10:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/?p=2735"},"modified":"2022-04-12T10:38:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T10:38:58","slug":"s-a-president-ramaphosa-says-anti-migrant-violence-akin-to-apartheid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/2735\/s-a-president-ramaphosa-says-anti-migrant-violence-akin-to-apartheid\/","title":{"rendered":"S.A President Ramaphosa says Anti-migrant violence akin to apartheid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-reactid=\".vc6y4r5sfi.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-625427c0aea8d714b740a5e7.0.6.0.0:$post_0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/topic\/south-africa\/\">South Africa<\/a>&#8216;s President Cyril Ramaphosa has spoken out against the harassment of migrants in the country.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".vc6y4r5sfi.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-625427c0aea8d714b740a5e7.0.6.0.0:$post_1\">He compared the behaviour of vigilante groups to the apartheid regime&#8217;s treatment of black South Africans.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".vc6y4r5sfi.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-625427c0aea8d714b740a5e7.0.6.0.0:$post_2\">Frequent demonstrations have been held in recent months against undocumented migrants who are often accused of taking jobs from locals and committing crime.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".vc6y4r5sfi.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-625427c0aea8d714b740a5e7.0.6.0.0:$post_3\">Last week, a Zimbabwean man was killed and burnt in an apparent mob attack in a Johannesburg township.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".vc6y4r5sfi.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-625427c0aea8d714b740a5e7.0.6.0.0:$post_4\">It followed the murder of seven South Africans in the same area.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".vc6y4r5sfi.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-625427c0aea8d714b740a5e7.0.6.0.0:$post_5\">Mr Ramaphosa criticised the fact that vigilante groups have been stopping people on the streets and forcing them to produce identification to verify their immigration status.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".vc6y4r5sfi.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-625427c0aea8d714b740a5e7.0.6.0.0:$post_5\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa&#8216;s President Cyril Ramaphosa has spoken out against the harassment of migrants in the country. He compared the behaviour of vigilante groups to the apartheid regime&#8217;s treatment of black South Africans. Frequent demonstrations have been held in recent months against undocumented migrants who are often accused of taking jobs from locals and committing crime. 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