Nearly 3,000 foreigners opt to go home (opens original article in a new tab)

Over 2,700 foreigners have voluntarily left South Africa in two weeks, with many citing immigration violations, fear of crime, and anti-immigrant tensions as reasons for their return.

• Home affairs facilitated voluntary departure of 2,745 foreign nationals in two weeks, including 958 Ghanaians, 640 Malawians, 583 Mozambicans, 296 Zimbabweans, and 268 Nigerians.
• A significant proportion of those processed were in contravention of immigration laws, including overstays and expired documentation.
• Nigerians cited fear of crime, looting, and anti-immigrant tensions as reasons for returning, with some expressing willingness to comply with laws to avoid breaking them.