Hundreds of immigrants have been gathering outside a pop-up repatriation centre in Durban, seeking to leave South Africa before the looming 30 June “deadline” set by March and March..See the video & full news here.
“I keep asking myself, ‘Where is Ubuntu?”‘ says landlord
Charity Sithole rented out five rooms to immigrants in Mayville, outside Durban, for R700 each, earning her R3,500 a month. Some tenants had lived there for years. Three have now left, fearing for their safety, and the remaining tenants also plan to leave.
“If the foreign nationals went home, I wouldn’t be happy at all because they are paying rent. I am not working, so I am relying on the money,” said Sithole.
“I keep asking myself, ‘Where is Ubuntu?’, the way foreigners are being chased out of the country?” said Sithole. “I am not condoning illegal immigration and I believe everyone.See the video & full news here.


