South Africans dressed in traditional attire protest against illegal migration on April 29 in Johannesburg.
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Foreign-owned businesses have been attacked, migrants driven from their homes, and several killed. A leading xenophobic group has given all undocumented immigrants until June 30 to leave the country.
South Africans dressed in traditional attire protest against illegal migration on April 29 in Johannesburg.
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