South Africa deploys troops to bolster security during anti-migrant protests

Polity Audio Articles · Jul 3, 2026 · 1m

South Africa deploys troops to bolster security during anti-migrant protests South Africa has deployed more than 3 000 soldiers nationwide to bolster security and support police this month during anti-migrant protests that organisers have vowed to hold every week, a letter signed by the president showed on Friday. Protesters marched across cities on Tuesday, with some demonstrations hit by violence, and an anti-migrant movement says it will march again every Thursday to press its demands for the government to take a tougher stance on undocumented foreign nationals. In the letter sent to the…