A video showing a group of South Africans with their female leader aggressively telling a Ghanaian to close his business has gone viral on social media.

In the video shared on X on May 26, 2026, the woman confronted the Ghanaian man at an informal market where he is believed to be managing a shop.

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During the confrontation, the woman claimed that only South Africans are allowed to operate shops there.

“What we are doing is an awareness… South Africans are the ones who are allowed to operate in the informal market… As a foreign national, you are not allowed to own a small shop in South Africa. You are comfortable with breaking our laws,” she said.

The woman repeatedly asked the man to shut down the shop immediately, asking him to return to his country.

The Ghanaian man, however, remained calm during the confrontation.

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He told her the shop belongs to someone else, and he was only working there.

The woman, wearing sunglasses, was captured in the video speaking loudly and gesturing with her hands while a small crowd watched.

Watch the video below:

“South Africans are the only ones who are allowed to operate in the informal market. As a Ghanaian, you are breaking the law. We are taking full control. Go and fix your country.”

— A South African woman tells a Ghanaian man to close down his shop immediately so South Africans… pic.twitter.com/qp4LdO2aSL

— 𝐀𝐒𝐊 (@askghmedia) May 26, 2026