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After African migrants leave, who will run South Africa’s township economy? | SA News

If the mass exit of African migrants after 30 June 2026 becomes a lasting reality rather than a temporary disruption, the country’s most immediate challenge may not be immigration management, but economic adaptation.

Across townships and informal settlements, thousands of businesses that quietly sustained neighbourhood economies risk disappearing almost overnight. The question is no longer whether migrants belong in South Africa. The question is whether South Africa is prepared for an economy without them.

For years, migrants have occupied an outsized role in the country’s informal economy. Zimbabweans, Somalis, Ethiopians, Mozambicans, Nigerians and others became central players in…

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