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Headline 2 – Crackdown
A massive crackdown is ongoing against Zimbabweans in South Africa. The most affected are Zimbabweans because of the large number of Zimbabweans in Johannesburg.
1. Kenny Kunene
2. Civic groups
Kenny Kunene is serving as acting Mayor of Johannesburg because the current mayor, Dada Morero, is temporarily unavailable or delegating mayoral duties. This is a common practice in municipal governance where a senior member of the mayoral committee or deputy mayor steps in as acting mayor during the mayor’s absence or when specific duties require delegation.
Kunene, who is a Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Roads and Transport, has recently been active in this acting capacity, leading high-profile operations such as raids on hijacked and dilapidated buildings in the inner city to enforce municipal by-laws and address illegal water and electricity connections. These operations also target illegal occupants, including undocumented migrants, to improve safety and compliance in Johannesburg’s city center.
As Acting Mayor of Johannesburg in 2025, with specific dates for each event:
February 27, 2025: Kenny Kunene, newly appointed MMC for Roads and Transport, promised to lead interventions to regain control over hijacked buildings that are unsafe and illegally connected to utilities. He highlighted the presence of criminal syndicates collecting rent from occupants of these buildings and pledged action to evict illegal residents and rehabilitate or demolish unsafe structures.
July 1, 2025: Kunene led a raid on a dangerous hijacked building at 242 Marshalltown in Johannesburg CBD. The building was found in hazardous condition with live electric wires, makeshift shacks, unattended children, and raw sewage. The operation targeted illegal water and electricity connections and aimed to enforce municipal by-laws.
July 2, 2025: Kunene inspected homeless encampments under bridges in the inner city, including near Braamfontein cemetery. He condemned damage caused to infrastructure by homeless foreigners and reiterated concerns about hijacked buildings using illegal utilities. This was part of a broader high-impact service delivery program.
July 3, 2025: Kunene spearheaded a major crackdown in Randburg targeting illegal occupants of abandoned buildings, unlawful electricity and water connections, and hijacked properties. The operation involved City Power technicians and Metro Police, resulting in arrests of undocumented immigrants and disconnections of illegal services.
July 5, 2025: Kunene continued leading high-profile raids on illegal buildings in Johannesburg, focusing on reclaiming hijacked properties and enforcing compliance with municipal regulations to improve safety and service delivery.
What to do
1. Do not come to SA if you are in Zimbabwe and you do not have papers
2. Do not put fake stamps on your passport
3. Do not think that this is temporary
Future of Immigration
1. Systems are needed
2. The problem is in the system
3. Police using the crackdown to demand bribes
