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LISTEN | ‘No one will shut down SA’: government responds to protest threats

Timeslive · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 285 words · By Bulelani Nonyukela
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Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni stated that the South African government will not allow the country to be destabilized by protest groups calling for foreign nationals to leave. She emphasized that while protests are a constitutional right, lawlessness will not be tolerated, and noted that a comprehensive approach to migration is being developed.

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What happened

Story audio is generated using AI The government has assured the nation that no one will destabilise the country amid calls for foreign nationals to leave South Africa by June 30.

Why it matters

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni addressed speculation about a possible shutdown and ultimatums issued to foreign nationals to leave South Africa by the end of the month.

Common ground

“There’s nobody who’s going to do a shutdown of this country.

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Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni stated that the South African government will not allow the country to be destabilized by protest groups calling for foreign nationals to leave. She emphasized that while protests are a constitutional right, lawlessness will not be tolerated, and noted that a comprehensive approach to migration is being developed.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “She indicated that law enforcement agencies, including the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (Natjoints), are closely monitoring the situation.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that law enforcement agencies, specifically mentioning the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (Natjoints), are monitoring the anti-migrant protests and situation in South Africa.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Intelligence Support Activity (ISA), also known at various times as Mission Support Activity (MSA), Office of Military Support (OMS), Field Operations Group (FOG), Studies and Analysis Activity (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_Support_Activity
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A Joint Intelligence Center (JIC) is a focal point for military intelligence gathered by the different intelligence agencies of the United States and administered by the Defense Intelligence Agency (D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Intelligence_Center
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nimitz Warfare Analysis Center is one of the four "centers of excellence" under the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI). The center provides and supports decision makers, policy makers and operatio…
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Claim 2: “Ntshavheni said during a media briefing on the outcomes of Wednesday’s cabinet meeting”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of irrelevant search results regarding insurance, Israel, and digital television. There is no evidence in the provided set confirming a media briefing by Ntshavheni on a Wednesday cabinet meeting.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The year 2023 in Israel was defined first by wide-scale protests against a proposed judicial reform, and then by the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, which led to Gaza war and to Israel invadi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_in_Israel
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The digital television transition, also called the digital switchover (DSO), the analogue switch/sign-off (ASO), the digital migration, or the analogue shutdown, is the process in which older analogue…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_television_transition
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 7 October 2023, a large escalation of the Gaza–Israel conflict began with a coordinated offensive by multiple Palestinian militant groups, led by Hamas, against Israel. A number of countries, inclu…
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Claim 3: “Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni addressed speculation about a possible shutdown and ultimatums issued to foreign nationals to leave South Africa by the end of the month.”
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While the claim attributes the address to Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, the provided web search results explicitly state that Minister of Justice Mmamoloko Kubayi was the one who addressed the speculation regarding the June 30 shutdown and protests against undocumented migrants. Wikipedia confirms Ntshavheni is the Minister in the Presidency, but the specific action of addressing the shutdown is attributed to Kubayi in the evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Khumbudzo Phophi Silence Ntshavheni (born 30 January 1977) is a South African politician who is currently serving as Minister in the Presidency since March 2023. She was formerly the Minister of Commu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khumbudzo_Ntshavheni
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The minister in the presidency is a minister in the Cabinet of South Africa, appointed by the President of South Africa. The minister has general responsibility for portfolios in the Office of the Pre…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The third cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa, also known as the Government of National Unity (GNU), is the incumbent cabinet of the Government of South Africa. It was appointed on 30 June 2024 after the May 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_cabinet_of_Cyril_Ramapho…
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Claim 4: “departments such as labour have conducted joint inspections as part of efforts to enforce compliance.”
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The evidence confirms that the Department of Employment and Labour is responsible for employment and industrial relations and that the government's migration approach involves coordination with the Department of Employment and Labour to address issues, supporting the claim of joint efforts to enforce compliance.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South African labour law regulates the relationship between employers, employees and trade unions in the Republic of South Africa.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_labour_law
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Department of Employment and Labour is the department of the South African government responsible for matters related to employment, including industrial relations, job creation, unemployment insu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The executive branch of the national government of South Africa is divided into the cabinet and the civil service, as in the Westminster system. Public administration, the day-to-day implementation of…
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Claim 5: “Ntshavheni said the government has been working on a co-ordinated and long-term approach to migration, involving departments across the criminal justice cluster.”
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Web search results confirm the government's approach to migration is informed by an Inter-Ministerial Committee and involves coordination across departments to address long-standing issues, aligning with the claim of a coordinated approach.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. Its nine provinces are bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 miles) of coastline that stre…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The South Africa national soccer team represents South Africa in men's international soccer and is run by the South African Football Association, the governing body for soccer in South Africa. Nicknam…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — White South Africans are South Africans of European descent. In linguistic, cultural, and historical terms, they are generally divided into the Afrikaans-speaking descendants of the Dutch East India C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_South_Africans
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