AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoXenophobia Crackdown & Diplomacy: South Africa’s anti-migrant protests kept spreading despite President Cyril Ramaphosa’s warning against vigilantes, with hundreds marching in Kwa-Thema near Johannesburg and calls to “implement the laws” and push undocumented foreigners out by 30 June; the unrest has already triggered repatriations, including Mozambicans and Ghanaians, and is now drawing sharper regional pushback. Nigeria Evacuation Delays: Nigeria postponed its evacuation flights from South Africa to Wednesday, citing logistical and permit issues, while Abuja’s foreign affairs minister Bianca Ojukwu said Nigerians are being harassed and looted and that retaliatory measures are “not off the table.” Corruption Watch (SAPS): SAPS suspended five more senior officers tied to the Medicare 24 tender probe, bringing the total implicated to 14. Local Governance & Housing: Cape Town moved ahead with the Salt River Market redevelopment, handing over the site for 970 inner-city affordable homes, while residents’ groups warn vulnerable communities may be displaced. Energy/Industry: Zimbabwe accelerated fertiliser localisation plans to blunt global supply shocks, a reminder of how regional politics and conflict ripple into Southern Africa’s food costs.
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