By Simon Nare
International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has urged Southern African Development Community (SADC) foreign affairs ministers to confront migration challenges facing the region amid escalating anti-immigration protests in South Africa.
Addressing a retreat of SADC foreign ministers at Skukuza in the Kruger National Park on Friday, Lamola called for an honest and constructive discussion on migration and its underlying causes.
“For this reason, the region and the continent must hold constructive and comprehensive discussions on the push and pull factors of migration, including the related socio-economic, governance and security dimensions,” he said.
Lamola’s remarks come amid growing anti-immigration protests across South Africa and warnings from the March and March movement, which has given undocumented migrants until June 30, 2026, to leave the country.
The tensions have prompted countries such as Ghana to begin evacuating their citizens from South Africa.
Government has condemned the protests and called
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