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Ramaphosa Deploys 3,400 Soldiers as Dudula Protests Intensify

7/4/2026

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President Cyril Ramaphosa deployed 3,405 soldiers nationwide, costing 54.6 million rand, the highest security expense this year.
Police arrested over 900 people for immigration violations, public violence, robbery and harboring undocumented migrants during the protests.
March and March and Operation Dudula will hold weekly Thursday marches for six months to demand the removal of undocumented foreigners.
Since January, authorities have detained about 50,000 migrants and repatriated 25,000.

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Story summary

President Cyril Ramaphosa deployed 3,405 soldiers nationwide, costing 54.6 million rand, the highest security expense this year.
Police arrested over 900 people for immigration violations, public violence, robbery and harboring undocumented migrants during the protests.
March and March and Operation Dudula will hold weekly Thursday marches for six months to demand the removal of undocumented foreigners.
Since January, authorities have detained about 50,000 migrants and repatriated 25,000.