Durban. Thousands of migrants have gathered at temporary processing centres and diplomatic missions across South Africa in a bid to leave the country before nationwide anti-immigrant protests planned for June 30, amid fears that the demonstrations could turn violent.
In the coastal city of Durban, thousands of Malawian migrants queued at a makeshift camp awaiting transport home, while hundreds of Zimbabweans spent the night on pavements outside their country's consulate in Cape Town.
Many said they feared becoming targets of violence linked to a recent wave of xenophobic protests and attacks that has swept parts of South Africa.
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