As the June 30 deadline looms, South Africa faces an escalating anti-immigrant crisis that threatens to unleash violence. Can the government provide the leadership needed to avert chaos, or are we doomed to repeat history, asks Zakhele Collison Ndlovu.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa vows to crush anti-migrant violence and xenophobia amid planned marches, as fears of unrest rise.

South Africa's president has warned anti-immigration groups against trying to impose the so-called June 30th deadline for illegal migrants to leave the country.