All metropolitan marches are expected across nine provinces on Tuesday, with demonstrations planned from major city centres to small towns.
Anti-immigration marches are expected across nine provinces on Tuesday, with demonstrations planned from major city centres to smaller towns.
In KwaZulu-Natal, the main Durban march will stretch from King Dinuzulu Park to South Beach Point police station. Gauteng will host three separate marches in Johannesburg’s inner city, Hillbrow and Midrand.
Here is where the marches are expected to take place:
KwaZulu-Natal
The main march is set to take place at King Dinuzulu Park in Durban from 09:00 along Pixley Ka Seme Street to Gillespie Street and all the way to the Point police station in South Beach.
King Dinuzulu Park to the SAPS Point Police Station on South Beach
Johannesburg
In Gauteng, various hotspots were identified. However, only the following marches were approved by the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department and the Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department.
The first march is from Beyers Naude Square in the inner city to Constitutional Hill from 08:00 till 15:00.
The second march is in Hillbrow, starting at the intersection of Kotze and Hospital streets, and ending at the Department of Home Affairs in Plein Street, from 08:00 to 12:00.
The third march is in Midrand, starting at the intersection of Dale and Modderfontein roads, and ending at the Sandton Plant Hire office from 09:00 to 13:00.
From Beyers Naude Square to Constitutional Hill
Tshwane
The march will begin at Church Square and end at the Sunnyside police station from 10:00 to 15:00. Roads to be used include Francis Baard, Lilian Ngoyi, Madiba Street, Nelson Mandela Drive, Kotze Street, Van Boeschoten Avenue, Robert Sobukwe Street and Leyds Street.
Church Square (Pretoria Central) to Sunnyside Police Station
Ekurhuleni
Ekurhuleni metro spokesperson Zweli Dlamini told News24 that the metro expected several protests on Tuesday. He was unable to provide street names, but said hotspot areas included Kempton Park, Tembisa, Thembisa, Daveyton and Wattville in Benoni, Katlehong, Vosloorus, Daveyton, Brakpan, Tsakane, KwaThema, and Duduza.
Free State
The Mangaung metro said there would be three marches there on Tuesday — two in Bloemfontein and one in Thaba Nchu.
The first march in Bloemfontein is from Batho Community Hall in Fort Hare Street to the Department of Home Affairs at the OR Tambo Building in St Andrews Street from 08:00 to 12:00. Roads to be used include Fort, Flower, Hanger, Charlotte Maxeke and President Brand.
The second march will start at the home affairs office in Moshoeshoe Road, Rocklands, and converge with the other march at the OR Tambo Building.
The march in Thaba Nchu will start at the Moko Community and end at the Department of Home Affairs at the Mabana Cultural Centre from 09:00 to 12:00.
In Kroonstad, a march is planned from HA Smith to the Moqhaka municipality offices from 09:00 with no confirmed route.
Limpopo
In Limpopo, two marches were posted on social media and confirmed by March and March founder Jacinta Ngobeni-Zuma.
The first is in Tzaneen, from the Tzaneen Show Grounds from 09:00, with no confirmed route.
In Thohoyandou, there will be a march from Thavhani Mall at the Nweli Cafe gate, from 09:00, with no confirmed route.
Western Cape
City of Cape Town mayoral committee member for safety and security JP Smith said that although there were “elaborate plans in place” for security on Tuesday, the City would not be sharing those details so as not to “arm” anyone planning to protest.
While several unofficial marches are expected in Cape Town, he said there were no official street marches in Cape Town and pointed out that the past few protests in the city had attracted fewer than 20 people each.
“We are working to deploy people in the country illegally. We follow the rule of law, and we won’t allow criminality,” he said.
Smith said since the previous xenophobic attacks in 2008 and 2019, the police in Cape Town had increased by 2 000 members.
Northern Cape
There has only been one march noted in the Northern Cape on social media, also confirmed by Ngobeni-Zuma. The march is in Kimberley, from the Karen Mothibi to the premier’s office, from 09:00, with no confirmed route.
Eastern Cape
The Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality said it expected a normal working day on Tuesday.
“At this stage, no road closures are planned, and municipal services are projected to continue to operate as usual,” the municipality said.
