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Anti-immigrant protests in South Africa on June 30 'deadline'

Anti-immigrant protesters in South Africa took the streets on Tuesday - the unofficial deadline set by citizen-led groups for undocumented foreigners to leave the country.

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00:00Anti-immigrant protesters in South Africa took to the streets on Tuesday, the unofficial deadline set by citizen-led groups
00:08for undocumented foreigners to leave the country.
00:12In the economic capital, Johannesburg, most shops remained closed and police were deployed to head off unrest and looting.
00:20Growing anti-immigrant violence over recent weeks has left four people dead.
00:26Several African governments have organised planes or buses to repatriate their citizens.
00:32In Durban, protesters in Zulu attire carrying sticks and shields chanted Abahambe, which means let them go.
00:42As the continent's biggest economy, South Africa is a magnet for migrant labour.
00:48But anti-immigrant groups have blamed foreigners for rising unemployment and a breakdown in public services.
00:55President Ramaphosa has warned against vigilantism, saying the enforcement of immigration laws rests with the state.
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