Malawi, Mozambique evacuate citizens after attacks | DW News

09/09/2026 · DW News

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Hundreds of foreign workers are fleeing South Africa after anti-immigrant protests turned violent, with mobs attacking homes and forcing families to run for their lives. Many of those targeted - mostly from Malawi and Mozambique - say they were driven out overnight, some hiding in the bush before reaching safety. Several countries, including Malawi, Mozambique and Ghana, are now repatriating their citizens. As tensions rise, the violence is raising urgent questions about migrant safety and growing anti-immigrant sentiment in the region. DW Correspondent Dianne Hawker explains the complex political and economic issues at the heart of the tensions.

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Chapters:
00:00 Malawi and others repatriate citizens following anti-migrant protests
00:28 Mozambicans leave South Africa after deadly Mossel Bay clashes
02:24 DW's Dianne Hawker reports from Johannesburg
03:38 President Ramaphosa vows to crack down on illegal migration
05:45 National police deployed to violence hot spots
07:40 Migration impacts South African labor markets, wage levels

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Comentários da comunidade

@sukram4739 YouTube · 03/06/2026 · 👍 540

The ANC ran South Africa to the ground.

@jakejacobs-v9z YouTube · 04/06/2026 · 👍 351

I'm South African. Our main problem is government corruption and incompetance. Illegal immigration is only a small part of it. Corruption and looting by African leaders is the cause.

@carl1095 YouTube · 03/06/2026 · 👍 366

This is what happens when government don't have any laws to protect their citizens like any normal government has.

@sologerty4699 YouTube · 03/06/2026 · 👍 338

I don’t think that’s the solution. Killing people , burning their homes and destroying their businesses is not the right way to go . Lawlessness is never an answer.

@marynakopman1224 YouTube · 03/06/2026 · 👍 196

Corrupt and useless President talking about rights when he's cronies are plundering the state!. Chameleon!!!

@francisbannor_anin-1869 YouTube · 03/06/2026 · 👍 173

So was the Ghanaian govt overreacting unnecessarily as some SAns were saying? I am still shaking my head😂😂😂

@ulitmategamer1611 YouTube · 03/06/2026 · 👍 352

lets hope South Africa never needs Africa again!

@TheCrimsonS4ge YouTube · 03/06/2026 · 👍 152

South Africa has over 70% youth unemployment. How can South Africa support millions of immigrants when it can't even support the majority of it's young people? People have lost hope that they will ever find work. That insecurity leads to fear and fear leads to hatred. The government is to blame of course, but it's easier to blame immigrants.

@ignorasmus YouTube · 03/06/2026 · 👍 103

People's rage around the world is understandable under the general circumstances. However, people are channeling it towards fellow victims rather than the perpetrators of the real causes of their troubles. 😢