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The South African government has rejected the Ghanaian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ claim that a Ghanaian national was shot during anti-immigrant demonstrations in Cape Town.
Ghana had earlier alleged that one of its nationals was shot during anti-immigrant protests linked to ongoing xenophobic attacks on Tuesday.
In a statement issued on Thursday, South Africa’s Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, who also chairs the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration, described the Ghanaian government’s claims as “factually incorrect.”
According to the Western Cape Police, the Ghanaian national was shot at a barbershop in Nyanga after unidentified suspects reportedly entered the premises, demanded money and opened fire before fleeing.
Police said the incident is being investigated as an extortion-related crime, and efforts are underway to apprehend the suspects.
Kubayi accused the Ghanaian authorities of spreading inaccurate information about developments in South Africa.
“The Ghanaian national who was fatally wounded was attacked at his place of work on Monday, in an incident that the police suspect was a criminal act, which is totally not linked to the alleged demonstrations,” she said.
The minister added that no deaths had been recorded during the demonstrations and that isolated criminal incidents were being addressed by law enforcement agencies.
“We regret all loss of life on our shores and would like to send our heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased and assure them that our law enforcement authorities will investigate this matter and bring the perpetrators to book,” she added.
The South African government also dismissed suggestions that the killing was an act of xenophobic violence, insisting that the spread of what it described as false narratives was unacceptable and did not reflect the facts surrounding the incident.
