Ramaphosa Says South Africa Probes Outside Role in Anti-Migrant Violence

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said police and security agencies are investigating whether forces outside the country helped instigate violence against foreign nationals. Speaking in the National Assembly, he said investigators were examining the roles of both South Africans and outsiders, but he did not identify alleged external actors or present evidence. Ramaphosa said several people had been arrested and organizers were of direct interest to police, promising further arrests and charges without giving a timeline. He rejected claims of state-sanctioned violence and reiterated his opposition to xenophobia, Afrophobia, vigilantism and discrimination.