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In photos: Thousands march against illegal immigration across South Africa

Large crowds in Gauteng and KZN, with reports of looting and violence

Thousands of protesters gather in the Johannesburg CBD. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee
Demonstrations against illegal immigration on Tuesday morning drew large crowds in Durban, Johannesburg and Pretoria, and smaller crowds in other parts of the country.
Tuesday marked the 30 June “deadline” set by the anti-immigration movement March and March for the government to act against illegal immigration, and for undocumented immigrants to leave the country. Though in many cases, anti-immigrant vigilantes have not differentiated between documented versus undocumented immigrants when harassing them.
Maximum policing resources were deployed to identified “hotspots” throughout the country.
Protest leaders at times struggled to keep control, with sporadic incidents of looting, vandalism, arson and assault reported in several areas. GroundUp is aware of raids on…

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