South Africa rule out compensation for property wey migrants get Illegally
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Published4 July 2026
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South Africa Govment say dem no go pay compensation for any property wey migrants get through any illegal means
One minister for President Cyril Ramaphosa cabinet, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, wey be former Minister of Communications & Digital Technologies, post dis informate for her official X account on Saturday, 4 July
Di minister in presidency say, “I no dey stammer. Any form of property obtained illegally we no go compensate for am
Her comment dey come afta Nigeria govment tok say dem go request for compensation from South Africa for dia citizens wey leave dia property behind and comot di kontri, sake of di recent protests wey target undocumented migrants
Nigeria foreign ministry tok-tok pesin Kimiebi Ebienfa on Wednesday tell BBC say di issue go dey discussed between di two govments “for di highest levels”
About 25,000 nationals of oda African countries comot South Africa afta one wave of protests in recent weeks by groups wey dey ask govment to do more to tackle illegal migration
Some anti-migrant groups bin give undocumented foreigners deadline of 30 June to leave di kontri
Dem organise marches wey thousands of pipo attend on Tuesday. Most of di marches bin dey largely peaceful but small-small incidents of violence against foreigners bin dey for some areas
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Di Acting High Commissioner to South Africa Alexander Ajayi bin tok for local television on Tuesday say di govment don start to document di businesses and properties wey Nigerians leave behind
One Nigerian trader wey bin dey wait make dem carry am come back, tok say im don live for South Africa for nearly ten years and im don abandon im business and house becos im dey fear for im safety
E dey among hundreds of Nigerians wey still dey wait to dey evacuated from South Africa. More dan 600 Nigerians don already dey repatriated in recent weeks
Even though some of di victims get dia documents, di South African authorities say di pipo wey return to di kontri dey stay illegally, but Nigeria say no be true
Chrispin Phiri from South Africa foreign ministry on Friday tell BBC say “transparent claims for compensation fit dey assessed on di facts and a case-by-case basis”
Nigeria acting high commissioner tok say im don ask all dos wey don comot South Africa “to document very accurately di tins wey dem leave behind in terms of businesses, in terms of even cars, movable and immovable properties”
Foreign ministry tok-tok pesin Ebienfa tell BBC say dem go verify all di claims bifor dem go make any formal request
“We neva cut ties wit South Africa, we still dey engage dem for di highest level, we go settle all dos details using our usual diplomatic channels,” e tok
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Wilson, one trader, tok say im bin dey run clothing business for di South African city of Centurion for Gauteng province for several years
But, e say im don close im shop now and don run go stay near di Nigeria High Commission for South Africa capital, Pretoria
E say di goods e leave for im shop go worth more dan 16,000 rand ($975; £735)
Wilson say im residency documents bin expire for 2021 and im no fit renew am
E say im no get hope about compensation
“If South Africa govment go compensate me, e go dey nice, but I know say dem no go do am,” e tok
Earlier, President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa bin don address dis issue of protests against migrants wey dey happun for di kontri
For one television broadcast wey im bin do, im tok say civil society groups bin no get right to give any deadline for migrants to comot for dia kontri
But wit evritin wey di president bin tok, di ogbonge June 30 protests bin happun
Kontris still dey try to bring dia citizens comeback from di kontri
But di big question be say, who go pay for di properties, businesses and evritin wey di migrants don lose?
Earlier African govment bin cut warning for dia citizens bifor di protests say make dem always dey safe
Inside one statement, Ethiopian govment bin tell dia citizens for South Africa say “di South Africa govment say dem go provide protection for all places to prevent violent attacks on refugees and dem go use di law to deal wit all di issues.”
Malawi govment bin relocate di reception center for processing dia citizens wey dey run from xenophobic attacks, from Kamuzu Stadium for Blantyre to Joyce Chitsulo stadium for Mwanza
