By Thapelo Molefe and Charmaine Ndlela
Thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of KuGompo (formerly East London) in the Eastern Cape on Monday, driven by anger over the recent coronation of Nigerian Igbo chief Solomon Ogbonna Eziko, who was given the title “Igwe Ndigbo Na East London” at a ceremony held earlier this month.
The march, organised by anti-illegal migration group March and March, led by Jacinta Mangobese Zuma, alongside ActionSA, the Patriotic Alliance and several civic organisations, soon turned violent when protesters demanded the immediate shutdown of an area popularly known by locals as “California”, which they allege is linked to human trafficking and other criminal activity involving foreign nationals.
Tensions escalated further after reports that a South African protester affiliated with March and March was stabbed by a foreign national and then struck by a vehicle.
The victim was rushed to hospital. Two other people were reportedly
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