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What people in South Africa are worried about in politics right now | What's the Pulse

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What people in South Africa are worried about in politics right now

Name: What people in South Africa are worried about in politics right now
Creator: What's the Pulse
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ZA politics interest is concentrated around parklands cape town anti-foreigner march, operation dudula johannesburg march, south africa anti immigration protests june.

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June 28, 2026

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Main pattern

In ZA politics, search intent is led by worrying (6). People are using the snapshot to track what is happening now, understand confusing topics, and decide what to do next.

Leading searches

parklands cape town anti-foreigner march, operation dudula johannesburg march, south africa anti immigration protests june are carrying the strongest visible attention.

Recurring themes

politics, expats returning to south africa, 30 june national shutdown, firoz cachalia

Movement

Surging

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No clear signals in this stage yet.

Peaking

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No clear signals in this stage yet.

Cooling

Signals easing after a stronger recent showing.

01parklands cape town anti-foreigner march5K+seen 3d ago
02operation dudula johannesburg march2K+seen 5d ago
03south africa anti immigration protests june

Top signals

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The highest-signal topics in this cluster, ranked for a fast read.

01Explore

businessreport.co.za

5K+ searches · 1,000% growth

Worrying

parklands cape town anti-foreigner march

Source reporting

Reporting that helps explain why this cluster is moving.

8 sources

businessreport.co.zaFinancial tips for UK expats moving back to South Africa - businessreport.co.za Briefly News"It will cause more chaos": SA concerned as truck drivers to support shutdown - Briefly News news.pindula.co.zwSouth Africa Says 30 June Will Be Business As Usual, Despite Protest Threats - news.pindula.co.zw MSNGauteng SAPS boss warns South Africans renting to illegal immigrants face R10K fine per head - MSN news.pindula.co.zwSA To Spend R600 Million On Police For 30 June Anti-migration Marches - news.pindula.co.zw news.pindula.co.zwGovt Urged To Find School Places For Returnee Children - news.pindula.co.zw Al JazeeraEU to hold migration meeting with Taliban officials in Brussels - Al Jazeera SecurityWeekTrump Signs Executive Order Accelerating Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration - SecurityWeek

Related searches in this dataset

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04mike van wyk5K+seen 9d ago

The search interest spiked significantly around the topic of an anti-foreigner march in Parklands, Cape Town, reflecting growing public concern and social tension regarding xenophobia and immigration issues in the region. Related searches about expats returnin...

expats returning to south africa

02Explore

Briefly News / news.pindula.co.zw

2K+ searches · 1,000% growth

Worrying

operation dudula johannesburg march

The surge in searches for 'operation dudula johannesburg march' is driven by public concern over planned protests and nationwide shutdowns on 30 June in South Africa. Topics include government warnings, police spending on security for anti-migration marches, p...

30 june national shutdown

03Explore

Al Jazeera / SecurityWeek

5K+ searches · 1,000% growth

Worrying

south africa anti immigration protests june

Recent anti-immigration protests in South Africa have gained attention amid broader discussions on migration policies globally. Key issues include planned meetings between the EU and Taliban officials on migration, accelerated cryptographic measures by governm...

firoz cachaliamigration30 june shutdown

04Explore

News24 / IOL

5K+ searches · 1,000% growth

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mike van wyk

Mike van Wyk has become a focus of public concern amid allegations related to drug dealings and police corruption, as highlighted by various news reports connected to the Medicare24 tender probe. The interest reflects worry over government integrity issues and...

medicare 24

05Explore

IOL / BBC

1K+ searches · 1,000% growth

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opposition parties oppose ramaphosa interdict

1K+ searches, 1,000% growth. Related searches include cyril ramaphosa impeachment. Coverage is clustering around Parliament confirms no delays in Cyril Ramaphosa's Impeachment Committee - IOL; Cyril Ramaphosa impeachment call: Why South Africa President Cyril...

cyril ramaphosa impeachment