KZN Premier Warns of ‘Dark Forces’ Seeking to Hijack June 30 Protest

Simon Nare

KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli has revealed that the province has identified “dark forces” bent on hijacking the anti-illegal immigration protest on June 30, 2026, deadline for illegal foreigners to leave the country, to plunge the province into chaos in reminiscent of July 2021 scenes.

Ntuli said these forces will be closely monitored on the day as protesters will be taking to the streets in various parts of the country, with the focus in Durban, where leaders of these protesters have been actively mobilising, and immigrants from various countries have volunteered for repatriation ahead of the deadline.

“We know there are those who will say 30 June as an opportunity not to march, but to plunge our province back into the conflict we live through in 2021. We see them, we know them, we know their intentions are not the concerns of ordinary citizens, but the appetite of forces