Demonstrators wrapped in flags and wielding wooden sticks gathered across South Africa on Tuesday for anti-immigrant marches, some of which saw brief outbreaks of violence amid heavy police guard, as shops remained shut and foreign workers stayed at home.

With increasing attacks on African immigrants, even those living legally in the country are scared ahead of an unofficial deadline for illegal foreigners to leave the country.

Protesters have told all undocumented foreigners to leave South Africa by Tuesday, ahead of anti-immigrant rallies that many fear will turn violent.

Amid rising anti-immigration protests in South Africa, business leaders and labour organisations are calling for a focus on the real causes of the economic crisis, urging against…

With a nationwide shutdown looming on June 30, South Africa's foreign nationals face a wave of anxiety and uncertainty as tensions rise across communities.

Anti-immigrant protesters in South Africa took the streets on Tuesday - the unofficial deadline set by citizen-led groups for undocumented foreigners to leave the country.

About 25,000 people have been repatriated from South Africa in recent weeks.

A tense but quiet morning greeted South Africans on Tuesday as anti-immigrant groups geared up for nationwide protests.

South Africa is gripped by anti-immigrant unrest as citizen groups demand undocumented foreigners leave, leading to at least four deaths and thousands fleeing. Minor political…

SAFRICA-XENOPHOBIA/ (PIX, TV):South African cities shuttered ahead of anti-migrant protests

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

South African police deployed to head off unrest and protests on Tuesday, the unofficial deadline set by anti-immigrant groups for undocumented foreign nationals to leave that has…

South Africa deploys police to prevent violence as anti-migrant protests loom, pushing thousands of undocumented foreign nationals to flee the country.

Workers stayed home, shops were shut and buses sat idle across South Africa on Tuesday, as demonstrators gathered across the country for anti-immigrant marches that many fear…

Shops shuttered, workers stayed home and police fanned out across South Africa on Tuesday as fears mounted that planned anti-immigrant protests would descend into violence.…

Government fears repeat of anti-migrant violence in 2008 that led to looting and resulted in deaths of 62 people

Amid high unemployment, and a growing global backlash against foreigners, organisers want them to leave. 25,000 have already done so.

Los convocantes de las manifestaciones habían establecido el martes como fecha límite para que los extranjeros irregulares abandonen el país

Anti-migrant groups have demanded undocumented foreigners leave the country by Tuesday.

Demonstrators wrapped in flags and wielding wooden sticks gathered across South Africa on Tuesday for anti-immigrant marches, some of which saw brief outbreaks of violence amid…

Police were braced for unrest as the clocked ticked down on a deadline set by anti-migrant groups for illegal immigrants to be deported, or leave.