Protesters chant slogans as they march during a demonstration by the "March and March" and Operation Dudula movements. AFP/Phill Magakoe

An aerial view of the hundreds of undocumented migrants still present at the Durban Drive In in central Durban, on June 29, 2026 before boarding busses that will be taking them back home. Marco Longari / AFP

Members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) cordon off an area as protesters chant slogans outside Sunnyside Police Station during a demonstration by the "March and March" and Operation Dudula movements marking an unofficial deadline set by citizen-led groups for undocumented foreign nationals to leave South Africa, in Pretoria, on June 30, 2026. Phill Magakoe / AFP