"This is Childish": KZN Foreign Shop Owner Forced to Close Store During Anti-Immigration March
- A foreign business owner in KwaZulu-Natal was confronted by marchers who demanded he shut down his store immediately
- The incident was captured on video and shared on X, showing protesters with crowbars banging on the shop's shutters
- The confrontation is part of ongoing anti-illegal immigration marches sweeping through Durban's CBD
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A foreign national running a fashion store in KwaZulu-Natal was forced to close his business after marchers arrived at his shop and demanded he shut it down. The video, shared on X by @jackson_rem on 21 August 2026, shows the tense moment inside and outside the store.
The footage captures a crowded shop stocked with clothing, hair wigs, hats, and bags. A group of individuals confronted the owner, some carrying crowbars, banging on the shutters of the store's distinctive purple door. One person in the group told him they would not steal anything and that he simply needed to close. The owner, who put on a face mask during the confrontation, appeared to nod in agreement before the shutters came down.
KZN marches target foreign-owned businesses
The incident is connected to a series of ongoing demonstrations in Durban, led by a civic pressure group known as the March and March movement, headed by Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma. The group has been staging weekly Thursday marches through Durban's CBD, including along Dr A.B. Xuma Street, Bertha Mkhize Street, and the Dr Yusuf Dadoo precinct.
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On 17 August 2026, the movement is holding a major demonstration outside the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre during the 46th Ordinary SADC Summit. The group's campaign, running under the theme "It's time to fetch your people," has issued a formal ultimatum demanding the deportation of all undocumented foreign nationals by 30 September 2026.
Mzansi divided over the incident
The clip sparked strong and divided opinions across the X page:
@JohnDoe30751164 said:
"This is wrong. Asylum individuals have the right to open a business..."
@WVhadau wrote:
"This is childish!"
@zibusiso431 added:
"The march is very friendly to immigrants; they just don't want lawlessness! Illegal immigration is a crime!"
@ndlovu_troy said:
"I love the part where they said 'we won't steal anything'."
@ZinhleSokh92169 asked:
"Are these structures even legal?"
Watch the X clip below:
More on immigration protests in South Africa
- Briefly News recently reported on Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma clarifying controversial comments about “Zulu universities” amid an ongoing debate over language and education.
- Durban’s CBD was left tense as anti-illegal immigration protests intensified, with businesses monitoring the situation closely.
- South Africans looking to move to New Zealand were given an update on new salary rules affecting foreign workers seeking residency.
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