Pretoria has expelled more than 53,000 African migrants in five weeks under pressure from anti-migrant street movements — and the bill is being paid by the very neighbours who bankrolled South Africa’s liberation in blood.

MONTEGO BAY,  July 14, 2026 - Calvin G. Brown | When Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi faced the cameras in Pretoria on Sunday, the arithmetic she delivered was staggering: 53,449 foreign nationals processed for deportation or repatriation in barely five weeks, as of the close of business on 11 July. More than 80 per cent were Malawians; Zimbabweans and Mozambicans accounted for most of the remainder.