JOHANNESBURG, July 3 - South Africa has deployed more than 3,000 soldiers nationwide to bolster security and support police this month during anti-migrant protests that organisers have vowed to hold every week, a letter signed by the president showed on Friday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

South Africa deployed thousands of police officers and soldiers across the country as huge anti-migrant protests broke out on Tuesday.

South African police said Wednesday that nationwide anti-immigration protests held the previous day were "mostly peaceful", despite isolated incidents of looting and criminal activity.

South African police said Wednesday that nationwide anti-immigration protests held the previous day were "mostly peaceful", despite isolated incidents of looting and criminal activity.

Police and soldiers were deployed, following months of violence and vandalism against foreigners. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Police and soldiers were deployed, following months of violence and vandalism against foreigners. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Thousands of people marched across South Africa on Tuesday to demand the departure of undocumented foreign nationals after a weeks-long campaign that has sent thousands fleeing and claimed four lives.…

Anti-immigrant protesters have marched across cities in South Africa ⁠to mark a deadline they set for undocumented migrants to leave.

Nigeria has warned that it will not tolerate attacks on its citizens in South Africa as anti-migrant protests began on Tuesday in parts of the country.

June 30 (UPI) -- Security forces across South Africa were braced Tuesday for demonstrations coinciding with anti-immigrant and vigilante groups' self-declared deadline for undocumented migrants to leave the country, amid fears that the protests could turn violent.

Thousands had fled ahead of the June 30 deadline for all undocumented migrants to leave. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Thousands had fled ahead of the June 30 deadline for all undocumented migrants to leave. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Anti-foreigner groups say South Africa is overrun with illegal immigrants who take jobs away from South Africans, use up scarce public services and are responsible for high crime rates.

DURBAN, South Africa, June 26 - Thousands of Malawian migrants queued for processing at a makeshift camp in the South African city of Durban this week while hundreds of Zimbabweans slept on the pavement outside their consulate in Cape Town. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

DURBAN, South Africa, June 26 - Thousands of Malawian migrants queued for processing at a makeshift camp in the South African city of Durban this week while hundreds of Zimbabweans slept on the pavement outside their consulate in Cape Town. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

JOHANNESBURG, June 26 - Protesters have told all undocumented foreigners to leave South Africa by Tuesday, ahead of anti-immigrant rallies that many fear will turn violent. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

JOHANNESBURG, June 26 - Protesters have told all undocumented foreigners to leave South Africa by Tuesday, ahead of anti-immigrant rallies that many fear will turn violent. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.