South African tourists were reportedly told to leave a restaurant in Mozambique during a confrontation captured in a video that has since gone viral on social media.
The footage shows a tense exchange between the tourists and people at the restaurant, with one person heard telling the group: “Go eat in South Africa.”
The tourists respond that they are visiting Mozambique and spending money in the country.
The incident comes amid growing regional tensions over anti-migrant violence in South Africa and its impact on relations with neighbouring countries.
Last month, Mozambique said several of its citizens had been killed in xenophobic attacks in South Africa, while hundreds were assisted in returning home.
The video has sparked widespread debate online. Some users raised concerns about the safety of South Africans travelling in Mozambique, while others argued that the confrontation reflected growing resentment over the treatment of African migrants in South Africa.
South Africa and Mozambique share close economic, tourism and family ties, with thousands of people crossing the border for trade, employment and leisure.
The incident has renewed concerns that anti-migrant hostility in South Africa could damage regional relations and expose South Africans to resentment elsewhere on the continent.
Authorities in South Africa and Mozambique had not publicly commented on the video at the time of publication.
