Joburg district commissioner assures Rosettenville residents their demands will be addressed in 30 days
The group took to the streets on Wednesday, demonstrating against rampant crime, blaming the acts on illegal immigrants.
March in March movement takes to the streets in Rosettenville on 9 July 2025. Picture: Simphiwe Nkosi / Eyewitness News
JOHANNESBURG - Joburg District Commissioner Nonhlana Kubheka has assured protesting residents from Rosettenville that their demands would be addressed within 30 days and escalated to the national police commissioner.
The group took to the streets on Wednesday, demonstrating against rampant crime, blaming the acts on illegal immigrants.
Their demands included the deportation of illegal immigrants and the immediate shutdown of foreign-owned internet cafes, calling them cybercrime hubs.
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The protests come shortly after countrywide demonstrations outside public health facilities, preventing foreign nationals from gaining access to healthcare.
Members of the Rosettenville community have accused some police officials from the Booysens Police Station of being in cahoots with illegal immigrants in criminal activities.
Among their list of demands, the community is also calling for all undocumented foreign nationals to use private medical facilities and not public institutions.
Joburg District Commissioner Nonhlanhla Kubheka said that she would escalate their concerns to the national commissioner.
"We are still going to respond point-to-point, because the memorandum is addressed to the national commissioner, to the provincial commissioner, to the Booysens Police Station, as well as to Moffat View. As I'm the district commissioner for Johannesburg district, I am going to assist these two stations, especially with their response."
Kubheka urged individuals who have problems with cases to report their issues.