00:00A total of 2,745 foreigners were sent home in a week by the South African government.
00:08This follows a recent stern warning by President Cyril Mapposa, who vowed tougher actions against illegal immigration.
00:16South Africa has long attracted migrant workers from across the continent, both legally and illegally.
00:22But saddled with an employment rate above 30%, it has experienced recurring spots of anti-immigrant unrest, including fresh violence,
00:32in recent weeks.
00:34Growing security fears after businesses were looted and foreigners targeted have prompted citizens of Nigeria, Malawi, Ghana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique
00:42to accept voluntary repatriation organized by their governments.
00:48While carrying sticks, whips and shells, South Africans have marched through parts of the country, ordering foreigners with the non
00:56-residency papers to leave by June 30th.
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