JOHANNESBURG - Anti-illegal migration group March and March is not backing down.
Foreign nationals allege that March and March members have intimidated them and forcibly removed them from their residences.
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But March and March founder Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma argued that undocumented foreign nationals have reached a level of entitlement, which she claims has made them believe that they do not have to heed the laws of the country.
"We don't owe them anything. I think this is something that we need to reiterate to foreign nationals, because somewhere in their heads there's a movie that's playing that South Africa owes them."
Many who have spoken to eNCA have said that they came to South Africa to seek refuge; however, Ngobese-Zuma argued that this can not be the excuse all the time.
"We've noticed that they keep saying we've been refugees for 20 years. There's no refugee who can stay in a country for 20 years as a refugee," she said.
The African Diaspora Global Network has condemned the recent attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa.
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Refugees have been camping outside Durban police stations and shelters, seeking protection.
This, as protests continue against undocumented migrants.
In Qonce, formerly King Williams Town, protesters are targeting businesses they suspect are owned by foreign nationals.
Even the local carwash owner was not spared.
Loren Landau from the Wits-Oxford Mobility Governance Lab believes that anger at foreign nationals is misdirected.
He said locals' frustration at the lack of jobs and services should be directed at the government.
Landau also said government must work to regain public trust.
"I think what's failed is that the South African government has lost the faith of the people. They've lost faith in the people, not only because of immigration, but all of the issues you've been speaking about, water, electricity, etc. And immigrants are now being made a scapegoat for those failures," Landau said.