Ramaphosa tells South Africans: stop checking people’s papers…that is not your job

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday delivered a nationally televised address from the Union Buildings in Pretoria, pledging decisive government action on illegal immigration while ordering citizens to stand down from vigilante enforcement as anti-foreigner protests continued to spread across Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape. Ramaphosa convened the address, billed by the Presidency as a “family meeting,” under mounting pressure from anti-immigration movements including March and March, which has set 30 June 2026 as a deadline for undocumented…Continue reading with a subscriptionSubscribe for full access to every story.Subscribe - M85/monthAlready a subscriber? Sign in Advertisement ...