Jeanette ChabalalaAFP·30 Jun, 2026 02:06 AM4 mins to readHundreds of people gather to protest against irregular migrants and called on the Government to deport undocumented immigrants in Soweto, in South Africa's Johannesburg province yesterday. Photo / Getty ImagesSouth African police deployed to head off unrest and protests today, the unofficial deadline set by citizen-led groups for undocumented foreign nationals to leave that has already pushed thousands to flee.

Officers were out to prevent violence and looting, while hundreds of foreign nationals took refuge in several cities, urgently