Friday, May 22, 2026 - South African opposition leader and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema, labeled the anti-immigration marches across South Africa as "clownish" and "stupid."
Thousands have marched in anti-immigration protests in South
Africa, accusing illegal immigrants of taking away jobs, healthcare, housing,
and public services.
Speaking during an interview with Sky News Africa
correspondent Yousra Elbagir, Malema rejected the idea that xenophobia exists
in South Africa, describing the participants instead as a group of charlatans,
extortionists, and corrupt individuals trying to extort foreign nationals.
Malema also alleged that these marches are sponsored and
fully backed by the government to distract South Africans from major issues.
He questioned how an ordinary person could publicly
manhandle another individual in front of the police, calling it a crime in
itself.
Malema challenged the narrative that foreign nationals are
driving crime, pointing out that the majority of prisoners in South African
jails are South African men, not individuals from Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria, or
the DRC.
Watch the interview below.
Thousands have marched in anti-immigration protests in South Africa, accusing illegal immigrants of taking away jobs, healthcare, housing and public services.
— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 22, 2026
Sky's @YousraElbagir asks the country's opposition party leader what he makes of the marches.https://t.co/IYZGOWKgqw pic.twitter.com/Vvcx8igcJ8
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