South Africa faces calls for compensation and condemnation over xenophobic attacks on African migrants

Human rights activist Imran Jumbe has urged the South African government to compensate Malawian nationals forced to flee the country after repeated xenophobic attacks. Jumbe says thousands lost jobs, homes and personal property and calls for a peaceful demonstration on July 30 to present a memorandum to the South African High Commissioner, while urging the Malawi government to pursue diplomatic action.

A separate commentary highlights the killing of a Nigerian businessman in South Africa and criticises the South African state's repeated failure to prevent violence against African migrants. The piece accuses officials of complacency, notes alleged contacts between anti‑immigrant leaders and President Cyril Ramaphosa, and calls on Nigeria to respond and on South Africa to deploy stronger security measures to protect foreign residents.