Police have arrested 8 896 foreign nationals across the country in the past two weeks for contravening immigration laws.
Doctors Without Borders has launched an emergency medical response due to anti-migrant violence which displaced tens of thousands of people.
Two Mozambican nationals were killed and two others hospitalised in xenophobic violence near Johannesburg this week.
The police are investigating the death of a Nigerian man who collapsed while in police custody.
Nigeria’s foreign minister has warned that conditions for foreigners in South Africa continue to deteriorate, as anti-immigrant violence grips the country.
Zimbabiese vlugtelinge het Saterdag 6 Julie en Sondag warm kos en ander skenkings ontvang op hul repatriasietog na hul tuisland.
A diplomatic dispute has erupted between South Africa and Ghana after Ghanaian authorities claimed one of their citizens was killed during anti-migrant protests.
The Nigerian government has announced it will seek compensation from South Africa for citizens forced to abandon businesses and properties following anti-migrant protests and xenophobic violence in recent weeks.
Migrant workers recall their terror during attacks by anti-foreigner vigilantes in South Africa that led them to flee the country.
Police arrested 229 people across the Eastern Cape as 28 protest marches remained largely peaceful, despite isolated incidents of looting and unrest.