Thousands of South Africans today gathered across the country to demonstrate their dissatisfaction with illegal immigrants who have hijacked buildings, committing different crimes, and selling drugs.
Led by Tankiso Thobala, from 051 March and March, the march was a demonstration to a better future for their children and handed over a memorandum of demands to the Premier of the Free State MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae on what the residents want to see happen regarding the undocumented foreign nationals in the province.
Some of the grievances handed over are are that illegal and undocumented immigrants be deported, all businesses employing illegal immigrants be closed, and all shops belonging to undocumented foreigners be closed with immediate effect.
In Pretoria this morning the March and March memorandum was addressed to the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
They emphasized that the march was not directed to any person based on nationality, race, or ethnicity, but is directed at the government for failure to uphold the constitution.
“What brings us here today is our children whose future is being destroyed by what is currently happening in our country while we are looking,”Thobala said.
Upon receiving the memorandum of demands, Letshoha-Mathae, thanked the organizers for putting together a peaceful march, which she said indicates that they indeed wanted to be heard.
“The leadership you showed so that people understand that you are delivering important document, in which you want response to. So on behalf of the Free State government, I would like to thank you and the team that is in front here for the behavior you have displayed and keeping your promise that you will not cause any destruction because you want to be heard,” she.
She also encouraged people to lookout for their country because they have found several foreign nationals with fake visas and marriage certificates.
Letsoha-Mathae also promised that they will go through the memorandum and as government will send it to the presidency and different departments.
