In an interview with the POST this week, Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma said that while it was “obvious that not all illegal immigrants would be out of the country by June 30,” the deadline was provided to encourage self-deportation and fast-track government action.

Protest leaders accuse the South African government of neglecting the immigration crisis while threatening citizens ahead of planned demonstrations. Tensions escalate as the…

Xenophobic protest groups have demanded that undocumented foreigners leave the country by June 30 .