Police were deployed across South Africa ahead of anti‑immigrant protests on Tuesday, 30 June. The protests took place in multiple cities, including Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town, and military or defence‑force units were on standby or present during the demonstrations.

Anti‑immigrant groups set an unofficial deadline for undocumented foreigners to leave South Africa by Tuesday, 30 June, according to Al Jazeera. The rallies were organised by an estimated twenty organisations, with the group March and March identified as a calling entity by the South China Morning Post. ENCA reported that thousands of police officers were deployed nationwide, and France 24 said tens of thousands of people marched in the country’s largest cities. France 24 also noted that more than 25,000 undocumented migrants have left South Africa following the events, as reported by police.

Accounts of the protests differ. France 24 described the demonstrations as largely peaceful, citing only a few arrests for attempted looting. In contrast, Fox News reported incidents of looting and clashes during the protests. France 24 also recorded that at least four people have been killed in recent weeks in clashes between South Africans and immigrants.