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February 5, 2025

Britons Visiting South Africa Warned Of “Spontaneous Violent Protests”

Seems a bit alarmist. Britons should rather be warned against travelling through American borders. You'll wish you were in Mzansi when they ship you off to Guantanamo for eating a burrito.

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Global paranoia is peaking this week, with even the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) having issued a warning to Britons planning on visiting South Africa to be wary of the “possibility of unrest”.

The warning seems to rather be aimed at unrest in Mozambique than in South Africa, with the FCDO saying “Travellers could face potential disruption at South Africa’s border with Mozambique following significant unrest in recent months”.

The FCDO said: “There has been significant unrest across Mozambique in recent months following national elections on October 9, 2024.

“The situation has improved since late December, but there remains the potential for further sporadic unrest and delays or closures at the border at short notice.”

According to GBNews, the warning stems from security incidents around the Lebombo border crossing near Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, and British visitors have been told that “armed robberies and express kidnappings” have been reported.

Taking the paranoia up a notch, the release added: “Regular protests and demonstrations across South Africa can turn violent without notice, affecting both participants and bystanders. These incidents can occur anywhere in the country, with city centres and townships particularly vulnerable to sudden outbreaks of unrest.”

WTF? We might have our problems in South Africa, but that last bit about spontaneous violent protests seems a bit alarmist.

Yes, we share a border with Mozambique, and yes, they are having trouble, but making it sound like there are hordes of criminals flooding over the border only reinforces the ‘Africa is a hellhole’ narrative.

The British government is well within the rights to look out for their citizens abroad, but eyeing the world from the Southern tip of Africa, it seems Britons should rather be warned against travelling through American borders. The buffoons in charge there don’t seem to be as welcoming to foreigners these days. You’ll wish you were in Mzansi when they ship you off to Guantanamo for eating a burrito.

In case you haven’t noticed, the Northern Hemisphere also seems prone to violence without notice these days.

[Source: BGNews]