South African President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed on Thursday to crush any attempts to destabilise the nation during planned anti-immigrant marches next week, amid a wave of xenophobia.
Citizen-led groups have set Tuesday, 30, as a deadline for undocumented foreigners to leave and called for nationwide marches against illegal immigration, marking a crescendo in months of protests that have at times turned violent.
The unofficial ultimatum has stoked fears of a resurgence of xenophobic violence that has claimed several lives in the past.
“We will not tolerate any attempts to destabilise the country by anyone, whether marching or otherwise,” said Ramaphosa.
“Our security forces are ready, and those who transgress the measures that we are putting in place will definitely meet the might of the law,” he told the upper house of parliament.
The police have announced tightened security across the nation for June 30, while government officials have stepped up
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