President Cyril Ramaphosa calls on Southern African leaders to work together on migration challenges after more than 176 000 foreigners fled recent xenophobic violence.
Mass exodus of foreign workers leaves South African employers scrambling for labour as fruit rots on trees and sugar cane remains uncut.
Three foreign nationals were injured and at least 80 people arrested after anti-migrant protests in KwaZulu-Natal turned violent on Wednesday.
More than 160 000 foreign nationals fled South Africa in two months amid escalating xenophobic violence and coordinated government repatriations.
Soldiers deployed to coastal town after shooting and looting of foreign-owned shops leaves three wounded and thousands displaced nationwide.
The Presidency has dismissed claims that South Africa is isolated from the African continent, amid mounting diplomatic pressure.
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.