Deputy Government Spokesperson in South Africa (SA), William Baloyi says misinformation and disinformation is causing the chaos that is unfolding in some parts of the country.
This is in reaction to the Apex court declaring certain provisions of the Refugees Act unconstitutional in July.
This led to the Home Affairs Department effectively reopening South Africa’s asylum system to new applicants in compliance with the court ruling.
Protests in Durban in the KwaZulu Natal province and in Johannesburg’s Soweto township on Thursday turned violent, with cars torched and gunshots fired.
—ChannelAfrica—
