AFP30 Jun, 2026 07:52 PM3 mins to readPeople rally against illegal immigration during a protest in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Photo / Getty ImagesPeople rally against illegal immigration during a protest in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Photo / Getty ImagesThousands of people marched across South Africa to demand the departure of undocumented foreign nationals after a weeks-long campaign that has sent thousands fleeing and claimed four lives.

Police were out in force for nationwide protests led by citizen-led groups that set an unofficial June 30 deadline for foreigners without