DURBAN - KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli and anti-illegal migration movements have said harsher penalties for employers hiring undocumented migrants could help address the crisis.
Ntuli is calling for jail time for employers found guilty of employing undocumented migrants.
The 30 June unofficial deadline has come and gone, but anti-illegal migration activists said it was just the start.
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March and March have vowed to intensify their protests.
eNCA senior reporter Siphamandla Goge has the story in the video above.