Patriotic Alliance Illegal migrants foreign-owned

Patriotic Alliance members gather outside a spaza store in Gauteng, 16/1/2022 – Photo: Patriotic Alliance / Twitter

Foreign-owned shop raids won’t stop ‘until ALL illegal migrants go home’ – PA

Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie says he’ll keep visiting foreign-owned shops – and has a warning for those selling expired goods.

Patriotic Alliance Illegal migrants foreign-owned

Patriotic Alliance members gather outside a spaza store in Gauteng, 16/1/2022 – Photo: Patriotic Alliance / Twitter

The Patriotic Alliance (PA) has stepped up its campaign against illegal migrants living in South Africa – by targeting foreign-owned spaza shops, predominantly in township regions.

Foreign-owned stores targeted by ‘gatvol’ PA

Gayton McKenzie is the leader of the anti-immigration party, and he has rejected accusations of xenophobia leveled against him and fellow Patriotic Alliance members. The newly-formed outfit enjoyed some moderate success during the 2021 Elections, and have even claimed outright rule of Eldorado Park in South Joburg.

Speaking on his Twitter feed earlier, McKenzie said that party forces would visit EVERY municipality in South Africa, to ensure that foreign-owned businesses are being run by people who have a right to be in the country.

“All our councillors will be instructed to visit all municipalities where foreigners work, legal or not, we wanna see if they possess a special skill as required by the act, we have many graduates sitting at home jobless.”

Gayton McKenzie

Illegal migrants warned about selling expired items

The so-called ‘shop raids’ have mainly been focused on emptying the shelves of expired goods. On Sunday, the PA uploaded video footage of members taking items out-of-date food, and dumping them at waste sites.

Almost 500 foreign-owned stores have been targeted by the Patriotic Alliance and their supporters – and McKenzie says these visits won’t stop ‘until all illegal migrants have gone home’.

“We have visited 442 shops so far, this program is still in its infancy stages, we will not stop until illegal foreigners are home, don’t assume because you are scared, we are scared. We are intensifying this week, and will intensify the fight against this criminality. We will act until we succeed.”

Gayton McKenzie