Die ministers van die justisie-, misdaadvoorkoming- en sekuriteitskluster (JCPS) vergader dringend vandag by die Uniegebou in Tshwane. Die doel van die vergadering is om die stygende protesoptogte teen onwettige buitelandse burgers te bespreek. Later vandag sal die ministers ook politieke partye en groepe betrokke by massaproteste ontmoet om reëls vir betrokkenheid vas te stel en die regering se benadering tot onwettige immigrasie te bespreek.
Die vergadering kom te midde van ‘n toenemende golf van xenofobiese geweld. Die burgerbeweging “March and March” het in April en Mei 2026 betogings teen ongedokumenteerde migrante in Pretoria, Johannesburg en Durban georganiseer, met gewelddadige en soms noodlottige gevolge. In Durban het honderde buitelandse burgers skuiling gesoek by die Diakonia-vlugtelingsentrum in eThekwini nadat hulle gevoel het hul lewens word bedreig. ‘n Verifikasieproses is geloods en van die 457 mense wat ondersoek is, is slegs twee sonder geldige dokumentasie gevind.
Intussen het lt.genl. Thembi Hadebe, die provinsiale kommissaris van Limpopo, gewaarsku dat die polisie enige ongemagtigde betogings of geweld teen buitelandse burgers in die provinsie beslissend sal aanspreek. Volgens die nasionale gesamentlike operasionele en intelligensiestruktuur (Natjoints) het die polisie sedert 1 Januarie 2026 reeds 29 731 onwettige buitelandse burgers landwyd in hegtenis geneem. In die vorige finansiële jaar is ‘n totaal van 76 588 onwettige buitelanders in hegtenis geneem, terwyl die departement van binnelandse sake 59 814 ongedokumenteerde buitelanders in dieselfde tydperk gedeporteer het.
Bronne: Natjoints-mediaverklaring (21 Mei 2026) | JCPS-mediaverklaring (25 Mei 2026) | Limpopo SAPS-mediaverklaring (25 Mei 2026) | Human Rights Watch (20 Mei 2026) | The East African (Mei 2026)
JCPS Ministers convene an urgent meeting to deal with rising protests on illegal immigration, 25 May
24 May 2026
The Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) Ministers will on Monday, 25 May 2026 convene an urgent meeting to discuss the rising protests on Immigration and illegal Foreigners in the Country.
The meeting will be held at the Union Buildings in Tshwane and will be attended by all the security cluster Ministers and senior officials responsible for national security in the country.
In response to the broader challenge of illegal immigration and general social cohesion issues, the Ministers will meet to finalize a framework on the national action plan to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.
Later in the day, the Ministers will meet Political Parties, various groups and associations who have been involved in mass protests and community marches against illegal foreign nationals across the country.
The aim of these engagements will be to establish rules of engagement in protests but also to discuss the government initiatives and approaches in dealing with the serious problem of illegal immigration
Members of the media are invited to a photo opportunity and doorstop interviews post the engagement:
Date: 25 May 2026
Venue: Union Buildings- Pretoria
Time: 12:00 ( Media to arrive at 11h30 for setup)
Media RSVPs should to be sent to Ishmael Selemale on 073 163 1123 / [email protected]by 10h00 on 25 May 2026.
Please note that no late submissions will be accepted beyond the stated deadline
Media enquiries : William Baloyi, Deputy Government Spokesperson on [email protected]/ 083 390 7147
Mava Scott on 083 391 2947
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