Fold posts to show a illegal soap industry in South Africa

To continue to set persistent disputes in South Africa, users of social media aims to show the unpunished soap in unlawful areas intended for illegal stores as a spaza shops. But the claim is false; This video was sorted on the SA Fact in Pakistan.

“This is the way that are illegal migrants from Pakistans make soap in their non-registered and illegal factory in South Africa (Sic)“Reading a Post Post Published on August 23, 2025.

Love more than a thousand times, posts and say that the “cheap chemicals” are used to produce soaps, which is given to non-simple colloquesiles such as a spaza stores.

Posts, allocated with the account containing Xenophobic content (here and locally), including 60-showing video showing the soap pieces made with machines.

The same claim is circulated on Facebook.

However, the footage shows the factory in Pakistan and is not related to foreign countries in South Africa.

Maham Emultan

The restored image search features the same videos in the process of a variety of platforms, including this YouTube account provided in the “Pakistan Spaap” sector (submitted here).

The account includes a Facebook link called “Hassan Saban Calculator”, which also indicates the production of soap, directly varied pinks seen in the circulatory video (sign of history here).

Google Search for the soapy name, visual on the “Maham Feam”, get a tiktok video that promotes the same content, with an account called “@ Hassan.wala4” (stored here).

Saban is Urdu and Pukjabi’s name, and Saban refused to say a person who worked in the apps.

It is affected by AFP FACT Check in Pakistan using a number in Tiktok Account, Hassan Ali confirmed that he has been working at Pakistani factory in the Multan City nearly 10 years.

“We do all kinds of soaps and face the soaps,” told AFP Fact Check, adding that he did not know the social media that the arrangement was in South Africa.

The Hassan Saban area is available and on Google Maps: Pictures linked to the same map and blue machines seen in the Hassan Saban communications movies.

External stores held

Spaza stores have been a long argument between South Africans and other nations, accused of taking job opportunities that others say should be stored for (those who are stored here).

The world draws many immigrants even though they have the highest levels of unemployment in the world. This practice, combined with an unexpected economic opinion, often results in certain external disadvantages (stored here).

The tension increased after several children were killed in late 2024 after eating goods at the Spacela shop (which has been history here).

Spaza stores across the country are constantly responsible for criticism of food and non-compliance. Recently, several businesses closed in Cape Town because of increasing costs from groups (including here, here, also).