What began as a quiet morning of planned marches gave way to isolated unrest, with crowd disruptions, road blockades and incidents of looting reported in some areas.
Residents march through Soweto on 30 June 2026, protesting against undocumented immigrants during a nationwide anti-immigrant demonstration. Marches took place in major cities across South Africa as numerous organisations aligned with the March and March movement against the country’s large population of foreign nationals. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
