{
  "id": 1488688,
  "title": "LOOK: March and March protests during the last day of SADC Summit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/look-march-and-march-protests-during-the-last-day-of-sadc-summit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T13:39:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-08-17-look-march-and-march-protests-during-the-last-day-of-sadc-summit/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On the final day of the 46th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit in Durban, an anti-migrant group called March and March organized a protest outside the summit venue. The group called on leaders of SADC member countries to deport undocumented immigrants living in South Africa. Members of the movement carried signs with messages like \"It's time to fetch your people,\" \"South Africa is our home,\" and \"take your minions with you.\" A large police presence was present to ensure public safety during the demonstration. The SADC summit was taking place at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban, with leaders from the 16 member states attending. President Cyril Ramaphosa had previously condemned discrimination and ill-treatment of fellow Africans in South Africa, emphasizing the need for equal rights and respect for all people in the region. The March and March movement had previously led nationwide protests targeting undocumented foreign nationals, and they announced a second wave of their June 30 National Day of Action, calling for all illegal foreign nationals to be deported by September 30, 2026.",
  "summary": "March and March staged an anti-illegal immigration march through Durban on Monday, calling on SADC leaders to “fetch” their citizens living in South Africa without proper documentation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/in-case-you-missed-it-congolese-arrested-at-sadc-summit-afriforum",
        "published": "2026-08-16T18:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Three arrests made for attempted unauthorised access to the 46th SADC Summit in Durban",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/three-arrests-made-for-attempted-unauthorised-access-to-the-46th-sadc",
        "published": "2026-08-17T05:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Two Congolese nationals in court over SADC unauthorised access",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/two-congolese-nationals-in-court-over-sadc-unauthorised-access",
        "published": "2026-08-17T07:33:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}