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Business. You're with John Perlman on 702. 702 Drive, let's focus our attention now on the Constitutional Court up in Bromfontein, in the heart of Johannesburg, up on a part of the city called Con Hill. Now, demonstrations, protests,
we know there next to Constitutional, we're having one car which is banned. At the same time, Orlando West residents in Soweto have rejected the withdrawal of the directive governing asylum applications, calling for a lasting solution to
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Good afternoon. Thanks, Rila Buchila. A very good afternoon. Tensions have flared in the Johannesburg CBD this afternoon, with police firing rubber bullets in a bid to disperse anti-illegal migration protesters. The crowd had gathered
At least 10 cars were torched and one shop was looted. Several armoured metro police vehicles and police cars deployed have since been redeployed to the Joburg CBD, where a group of men have been marching against the Concord's July.
following yesterday's violence. Protests have now spread to parts of Johannesburg today. Orlando West is now calm but tense, with members of the South African National Defense Force and law enforcement officers deployed in the area. Kai
yesterday. We have been preparing for the coming election for months. At the same time, Orlando West residents in Soweto have rejected the withdrawal of the directive governing asylum applications, calling for a lasting solution to illegal
seekers to apply regardless of how they entered South Africa. Ten vehicles were torched in Orlando West in Soweto yesterday and another 14 in Durban, while some stores were looted. Speaking to the media in Durban a short while ago, Kachalia
where anti-illegal immigration protesters have dispersed from the home affairs offices in Orlando West. The group, including Martian March and Actionists and members, gathered this morning after a protest in the area yesterday descended
Bay election list at the 11th hour. Lungisa had told the court that Mbalula instructed the party officials to remove him. Anti-illegal immigration protesters have dispersed from the home affairs offices in Orlando West in Soweto today.
asylum seekers cannot be denied refugee status solely due to procedural non-compliance. The Orlando Home Affairs Office is not affected by the ongoing picket, and the City of Job Maya Dada Morero is in the area assessing the situation.
The protests began in Orlando West in Soweto yesterday and have since spread to parts of the Johannesburg CBD, where another vehicle has reportedly been torched. CAI News reporter Pizza Mulimane joins us now. Pizzo, Moreiro is calling for
shops looted in the area. A handful of Action SA members and locals are picketing outside the Orlando Home Affairs Department, saying more must be done to resolve the immigration challenge. We heard that the order was not withdrawn, but the
parts of Soweto. Police and members of the army continue to maintain a strong presence around Olando. A handful of members of the Action SA and locals are picketing outside the Olando Home Affairs, saying more must be done to resolve the
it's how they case that where are these soldiers? But they were able to come last night in Orlando West. I foresee in 1976 or 2021 here. And I doubt anyone will stop this because of ANC. The issue of immigration, for me, it's a concern
were the soldiers? Where are the soldiers when people need them? 17-20 people are killed daily. It's Cape Town, it's Hauten, it's any sketch that where are these soldiers? But they were able to come last night in Orlando West. I foresee.
Now, that was the Home Affairs Minister, Dr. Leon Schreiber, speaking to SABC senior news reporter Kanima Panga. Meanwhile, Johannesburg police have fired rubber bullets at protesters outside the Constitutional Court in Bramfontein.
for quite a while. And about half an hour ago, they dispersed. I believe some of the members are heading to Johannesburg where other protests have occurred. But here on Kumalo Street, near the Home Affairs offices, this is Orlando West.
We've been stationed at MCN Bree taxi rank at Newtown, but now we have moved down further down Helen Joseph Street, and the police are still maintaining that presence. And there seems to be no desire to disperse from the protesters. And in
Street, just moving down, continuing to move. We've been stationed at MCN Bree Taxi Rank at Newtown, but now we have moved down further down Helen Joseph Street, and the police are still maintaining that presence. And there seems to be no
yesterday's violence, police and members of the army continue to maintain a strong presence around Orlando. Power news: Power to the courageous souls, the spiritual teleporters, them who raise future leaders while shaping leaders' futures.
glad that South Africans are not backing down on the issue of illegal immigration. Zama, the Orlando Home Affairs Office is not affected by the ongoing PCAT and seat of Jobet Mayor Dada Moreover is also in Orlando to assess the situation.
Police and members of the army continue to maintain strong presence around Orlando. A handful members of Action SA and locals are advocating outside the Orlando Home Affairs Office, saying more must be done to resolve the immigration
an alleged assault on a protester. Power news reporter Bafanan Timande is in Soweto and he joins us live on the line. How is the situation around Orlando following last night's clashes? Well, the situation remains calm in most parts of the
We are currently now stationed at the MTN bushery in Newtown with the crowd and police presence is still here. The demonstrators have been protesting against illegal immigration and the handling of asylum applications following the
as they made their way towards the Johannesburg CBD. We are currently now stationed at the MTN Bushery in Newtown with the crowd and police presence is still here. The demonstrators have been protesting against illegal immigration and the
Fandese joins us live now from that area. Analita, take us through what the latest is. Balib, a crowd of protesters has moved out of the Constitutional Court precinct, escorted by police as they made their way towards the Johannesburg CBD.
for this damage. A group of men are currently staging a sit-down in the area. Meanwhile, in Soweto, protests outside the Home Affairs Office in Orlando West is gaining momentum. And South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay has won.
a sit-down in the area. Meanwhile, in Soweto, protests outside the Home Affairs office in Orlando West are gaining momentum. Both March and March supporters and ActionSA members are protesting against illegal immigration in the area. This
morning. I'm Katlao Sohoto. Starting in Soweto, small businesses and locals' paza shops in Olonda West have closed their doors out of fear of widespread looting and violence. Residents took to the streets yesterday after the Home Affairs
who is responsible for the damage. A group of men are currently staging a sit-down in the area. Meanwhile, in Soweto, a protest outside the Home Affairs Office in Orlando West in Soweto is gaining momentum. Both March and March 7th.
Morning. Action SA members have been gathering at the Home Affairs office here in Orlando West. As they began protesting, police approached them, urging them to pick it elsewhere. One officer trying to disperse them told members people need
in Soweto. SAPS and metro officers remain on standby at the Home Affairs Department in Orlando at this hour, following an immigration protest there yesterday. At least 10 cars were torched and one spaz shop looted following clashes between
following protests in the Durban CBD and Soweto yesterday. Residents in Kumalu Street in Orlando West are still furious. After clashes with some foreign nationals, several cars were burnt and at least one shop was looted. Tensions are high
And Soweto yesterday. Residents of Kumalo Street in Orlando West are still furious after clashes with some foreign nationals. Several cars were burnt and at least one shop was looted. Tensions are high over the Constitutional Court
clarity on how to deal with this. To Misani, I'm in Jermiston. Thank you. Is it Okello in Rosebank? What do you want to say? Hi. Sure. Good morning, Clements. I am honestly, I am shocked at the pace at which this conversation has just
Streets of Soweto, Orlando, in particular, look like this morning? Morning, Joan, to you and the listeners. Actually, Calm has returned here in Soweto. We've seen police calling off the area where a couple of cars have been torched, and you
vans are on the main Kumalo Street near the Home Affairs Department office. There's also at least four SANDF vehicles with soldiers walking around. Ward Councillor here in Orlando West, Lefa Molise, says the destruction could have been.
General Buleng Dimpani says 13 criminal cases have been opened following violent protests in Olando West Soweto. Angry residents torched 10 vehicles and looted shops during demonstrations yesterday against the Constitutional Court ruling
residents, though, it's business as usual as they navigate the debris. Ward Councillor here in Orlando West, Lefa Molise, says the destruction could have been avoided with a quicker police deployment. He said the unrest was sparked when
of the directive regarding asylum seekers, they say the damage is already done. The department made the announcement this morning following protests in Durban and Soweto yesterday. Residents of Kumalo Street in Orlando West are still
in Soweto in case of further protests. Corinda Jagmahan, eyewitness news, reporting live from Orlando West. And in Durban, anti-immigration groups have vowed to shut down the CBD to put pressure on government to deal with the issue.
residents, though, it's business as usual as they navigate the debris. Ward Councillor here in Orlando West, Lefa Molise, says the destruction could have been avoided with a quicker police deployment. He said the unrest was sparked when
SANDF vehicles with soldiers walking around. For Soweto residents, though, it's business as usual as they navigate the debris. Ward Councillor here in Orlando West, Lefa Molise, says the destruction could have been avoided with a quick
And where he met his lifelong mentor, Father Trevor Huddleston. You know, Sapphire Town was alive with jazz and writers and photographers. But from 1955, the state moved people out by force and ultimately flattened the neighborhood. The
of joy, and with good reason. A shared joy tells people that they matter and that their lives are worth celebrating. And apartheid needed Black South Africans to doubt that. So think of Sapphire Town, where the arch lived as a teenager.
days, we used to call them Amahippo. So there are five that are following me right now. I'm in Orlando East. I'm wondering where these hippos going to? Where are these hippos going to so early in the morning? I think what's causing all of
residents, though, it's business as usual as they navigate the debris. Ward Councillor here in Orlando West, Lefa Molise, says the destruction could have been avoided with a quicker police deployment. He said the unrest was sparked when
Higgs got me hooked on it. Right? I first bought it at the pantry there in Rosebank. Yeah. And it was just amazing. Oh my word, your chicken, especially the hard-bodied chicken umle. And then they just stopped stocking it. Then I was
and you don't want bad publicity and unnecessary or unwanted confrontations that will lead to such a position. All right, Elifamudise, let me thank you for your time. He's the ward councillor in Ward 39 in Orlando West. So you heard there.
It doesn't give that kind of things. And for the organizers to target Orlando West, I think it's rather misinformed, it's rather crafty. It was not done in an informed manner. For the protests, also, because I have some colleagues who are
Office? Soweto does not have a refugee reception center. So the expectation would be that there are no people queuing up seeking asylum at the Soweto Home Affairs. That's very correct. Soweto Home Affairs in Orlando West, it doesn't
South Africa, there's soldiers on the ground in Soweto. The army deployed alongside police in Orlando West following torched vehicles, 10 torched in Durban, or rather 10 in Olando West and 14 in Durban on Pixli Gaseme Street. The Justice
Well, police say they will not rest until they found the instigators of the latest wave of unrest. Cars were also set on fire and shops looted in Soweto last night. The acting National Police Commissioner Bulen Dimpani went to Orlando in.
residents, though, it's business as usual as they navigate the debris. Ward Councillor here in Orlando West, Lefa Molise, says the destruction could have been avoided with a quicker police deployment. He said the unrest was sparked when
Mulemani. Pizzo, you've been driving around the township this morning. What is the situation on the ground? Catchahoo is a different picture in Orlando West this morning with the daily activities resuming despite yesterday's violent scene.
Of property that was also vandalized. 10 cars were set alight in Orlando West yesterday following violence between community members and foreign shop owners or shop owners that are foreign nationals. So it was since, as I said, that way, I
the violence that we have seen in the last 48 hours. So, just to bring you into context this morning, 24 vehicles in total burnt, 10 in Orlando West, 14 on Pixley Gasseme Street in Durban, shops looted, and we've seen the exchange.
and shops were looted. Acting National Police Commissioner Bulim Dimpani held a briefing in Orlando after those demonstrations. And the unending woes at the city of Joburg's waste management company, Pick It Up, have raised fresh service
The big picture on the front page of the Business Day is that of those burnt-out cars in Orlando when the violence escalated yesterday. At least 10 vehicles set alight and spasa shops looted, as we reported on EWN. Our reporter Alfred