PRETORIA - Four members believed to be part of March and March were arrested over the weekend in Johannesburg.
It is alleged that the group entered the home of a Congolese family and harassed them.
This was revealed by the Chairperson of the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS), Lieutenant-General Mosikili, who revealed this during a media briefing on Monday.
The briefing was for NATJOINT to outline the state of readiness ahead of Tuesday's protest against illegal immigration.
She said four were subsequently arrested and charged with public violence and house robbery.
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The group falls under a list of other cases that NATJOINTS has registered and linked to what Mosikili described as ‘anti-foreigner sentiment’.
As of March 2026, a total of 103 cases were registered, with 195 suspects arrested, she said.
Breakdown of cases per province:
- In KwaZulu-Natal, 39 cases have been reported with 11 arrests.
- In the Eastern Cape, 12 cases were reported, with 9 suspects arrested.
- In the Free State, 29 cases were reported with 153 arrests.
- In the Western Cape, 15 cases were reported, and 14 arrests were effected.
- In Gauteng, 4 cases were registered with 5 suspects arrested.
- In Mpumalanga, 3 cases were registered with 3 arrests.
Equally, those who are in the country illegally are also being arrested.
According to Mosikili, over the past week, more than 2800 people were arrested.
If one looks at January 2026 to date, more than 50 000 have been arrested, she added.