Civil society groups call on all South Africans to participate in upcoming protest over social ills [SOUND]

# Civil society groups are calling on all South Africans to participate in Saturday’s planned nationwide protest action against xenophobia. July Eccles of the Siyafana Sonke Campaign warns vigilante groups are systematically attacking documented and undocumented citizens from other African nations, as well as South Asian communities. Speaking ahead of Women’s Day, Eccles emphasized women’s safety is non-negotiable, declaring that local and migrant women alike deserve to live free from fear: