Protests Against Immigrants in South Africa
南非反移民抗議
Introduction
On June 30, 2026, thousands of people marched in South Africa. They wanted foreign people without papers to leave the country.
2026年6月30日,南非有數千人遊行,要求沒有合法文件的外國人離開該國。
Main Body
Some groups told migrants to leave by a certain date. These groups said that foreign people take jobs and use too many public services. People marched in Durban and Johannesburg. In Cape Town, some people marched to support migrants.
部分團體要求移民在特定日期前離開。這些團體聲稱外國人搶奪工作並過度使用公共服務。民眾在德班和約翰尼斯堡遊行。而在開普敦,則有人遊行支持移民。
The police and the army went to the streets. They wanted to stop fighting and stealing. President Ramaphosa said the government did not make the deadline. He said only the law can tell people to leave.
警方和軍隊部署至街頭,旨在阻止鬥毆與搶劫。拉馬福薩總統表示,政府並未設定期限,他強調只有法律才能要求人們離開。
Many migrants lost their homes and jobs because people were afraid. Other countries like Nigeria and Ghana helped their people go home. More than 25,000 people left the country. Some people died during the fighting.
由於民眾感到恐慌,許多移民失去了住所和工作。尼日利亞和加納等國家協助其國民返回家鄉。超過25,000人離開了該國。衝突期間亦有人死亡。
Conclusion
The situation is still dangerous. The police are watching the streets to stop more violence.
目前情況依然危險,警方正持續在街頭監控以防止更多暴力事件發生。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ Action Words in the Past
To talk about things that already happened, we often just add -ed to the end of the word.
Look at these examples from the text:
- March → Marched
- Want → Wanted
- Help → Helped
The Rule: Now Past Walk Walked Play Played
🚩 Warning: The Rule Breakers
Some words are 'rebels.' They do not use -ed. You must memorize them.
From the story:
- Say Said
- Do Did
- Go Went (Example: The police went to the streets)
🌍 Place Words
When we talk about a city or a country, we use In.
- In South Africa
- In Durban
- In Cape Town