Anti-migrant protests disrupt South Africa’s eCommerce economy

South Africa’s fast-growing e-commerce and platform economy came to a sudden halt on Tuesday as anti-migrant protests swept across major cities, forcing businesses to close and keeping thousands of delivery riders off the roads. The disruption hit leading platforms including Uber, Uber Eats , and Checkers Sixty60 , exposing the sector’s heavy reliance on migrant labour. According to Nqabutho Mabhena, Secretary of the Africa Diaspora Forum (ADF), grocery and food delivery services across Johannes