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News24
2 days ago
- General
- News24
Factional fires burn within MKP as splits abound
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The Citizen
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Citizen
24 hours in pictures, 30 May 2025
24 hours in pictures, 30 May 2025 Through the lens: The Citizen's Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world. Attendees at the Africa Day celebrations at Beyers Naudé Square on May 30, 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The event showcased African music, dance, poetry, storytelling, visual arts, and traditional cuisine — all in celebration of the continent's rich cultural mosaic. (Photo by Gallo Images/Luba Lesolle) Sacrificial camels are put on sale at the camel market ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in the Birqash district, Giza, Egypt, 30 May 2025. Eid al-Adha is one of the holiest Muslim holidays, marking the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Picture: EPA-EFE/MOHAMED HOSSAM British comedian and actor Russell Brand (R) arrives at Southwark Crown Court to enter his plea on charges of rape and sexual assault in London, Britain, 30 May 2025. Picture: EPA-EFE/TOLGA AKMEN A worker cleans the lines of a cooling tower at an ice factory on a hot summer day in Karachi on May 29, 2025. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP) A state police Tesla Cybertruck, a vehicle equipped with specialized technology for public safety which is being used as a patrol car within a new security strategy, is presented in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico, on May 29, 2025. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) Indigenous people from the Guna Comarca of Madugandi take part in a protest on the Bayano Lake bridge in Akua Yala, Panama, 29 May 2025. Indigenous groups cut the Interamerican highway in Panama, in protest against the reform of the Social Security fund and the possible reactivation of a copper mine in the country. Picture: EPA-EFE/Bienvenido Velasco Indian commuters wade through rain on a street in Kolkata, West Bengal, Eastern India, 29 May 2025. The Indian Meteorological Department predicts heavy rain in Kolkata between 27 and 29 May 2025. Picture: EPA-EFE/PIYAL ADHIKARY Firefighters from the Donetsk region work through the rubble after an air strike with a Geranium-2 UAV in Bilozerske, Ukraine on May 30, 2025. Earlier it was reported that, on the night of 30 May, Russian troops attacked a five-storey building in Bilozerske with a UAV 'Geranium-2'. A 40-year-old woman and her 16-year-old son were injured. (Photo by Jose Colon/Anadolu via Getty Images) Members of the Bolivian Police clash with supporters of former President Evo Morales in La Paz, Bolivia, 29 May 2025. Supporters of former Bolivian President Evo Morales clashed with police on the fourth consecutive day of protests in La Paz to register his presidential candidacy for the elections. They called on other sectors to hold a national roadblock 'for the sake of the country's economy.' Picture: EPA-EFE/LUIS GANDARILLAS Revelers paddle as they participate in a dragon boat race prior to the celebration of Dragon Boat Festival 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan, 30 May 2025. This year the Dragon Boat Festival, also named Duanwu Festival, will be celebrated on 31 May and falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar in honor of Qu Yuan, an ancient Chinese poet and statesman. Picture: EPA-EFE/RITCHIE B. TONGO Internally displaced Palestinians gather outside a charity kitchen to receive limited rations amid a shortage of food, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, 30 May 2025. The United Nations has warned that 'the entire population of Gaza is facing the risk of famine' since Israel closed border crossings on 02 March 2025, preventing the entry of essential supplies. The Gaza Government Media Office reported on 24 May that at least 58 people died due to malnutrition, and nearly 250 others due to a lack of food and medicine. Picture: EPA-EFE/HAITHAM IMAD Rows of solar panels are seen during installation at a photovoltaic project in Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong province on May 30, 2025. (Photo by AFP) A livestock vendor checks the teeth of a sacrificial animal at a local cattle market ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in Hyderabad, Pakistan, 29 May 2025. Eid al-Adha is one of the holiest Muslim holidays, marking the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Picture: EPA-EFE/NADEEM KHAWAR MORE: 24 hours in pictures, 29 May 2025
The Citizen
02-05-2025
- Politics
- The Citizen
Marches against illegal immigrants spread across South Africa
Marches against illegal immigrants started in Durban and have now spread to Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Free State. Protesters marched against illegal immigration on 2 May 2025 in Johannesburg and called on the government to issue a 30-day ultimatum for all illegal immigrants to voluntarily leave the country. Picture: Gallo Images/Luba Lesolle Protestors took to the streets across the country on Friday to march against illegal immigrants. The organisation 'March in March' started the protests against illegal foreign nationals in Durban in March 2025. The marches have since gained momentum and spread to Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Free State. The marches have now spread to Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Free State. Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, a presenter at Vuma FM, has been vocal in rallying support for the protests. 'Our march is against illegal immigrants. It's not that we're against foreigners, but there needs to be control. When the system fails to document and manage the number of foreigners entering the country, it becomes unsustainable. These individuals are not contributing to the economy, and many are involved in criminal activity,' she said. On Friday, protestors took to the streets and called upon the government to issue a 30-day ultimatum for all illegal immigrants to leave the country voluntarily. Home Affairs on illegal immigrants At the beginning of April, the Department of Home Affairs reported that 46 898 undocumented immigrants were deported in the 2024/2025 financial year. This was an 18% increase from the previous year's total of 39 672. Following the release of the deportation statistics, Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber said, 'the fact that Home Affairs now performs more than double the number of deportations conducted in a country like France, which has the highest rate of deportations in the European Union, sends a clear message to offenders that the days of impunity are over. 'This improved performance, coupled with our digital transformation reforms that will automate entry-and-exit to prevent people from entering the country illegally through our ports of entry, is contributing to enhanced national security and trade facilitation.' ALSO READ: Home Affairs deports more than 46 000 illegal immigrants in past year Calls to deregister schools employing illegal foreign nationals One of the reasons people are marching against illegal immigration is due to the perception that foreigners are taking jobs away from South Africans. Education activist Hendrick Makaneta on Friday called on the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education to address the employment of foreign nationals in schools. He emphasised that independent schools hiring foreign nationals without proper documentation must be deregistered. 'It is unacceptable that some schools disregard the law and prioritise convenience over compliance. Employing teachers without proper work permits undermines the qualifications and expertise of educators. Moreover, it potentially denies opportunities to qualified South African citizens,' Makaneta said. 'The Department of Basic Education must take swift action against non-compliant schools. We urge authorities to investigate and take decisive measures to address this issue. As a society, we owe it to our children to provide quality education. Let's work together to uphold the integrity of our education system. We will continue to monitor this issue and advocate for necessary changes.' ALSO READ: McKenzie demands answers on the employment of foreign nationals on Robben Island
