South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has issued a stern warning to groups planning nationwide protests against undocumented immigrants, stressing that while citizens have a constitutional right to protest, no one has the authority to intimidate, attack or unlawfully target foreign nationals under the guise of patriotism.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed on Thursday to crush any attempts to destabilise the nation during planned anti-immigrant marches next week, amid a wave of xenophobia

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.