Cyril Ramaphosa

"vows crackdown on groups behind xenophobic attacks"

"South Africa will crack down on groups behind xenophobic violence."

"We will act against forces who are exploiting the concerns of our people about illegal immigration to further their own political, personal and criminal agendas."

"We will and must not allow groups to use the legitimate concerns of South Africans to destabilize our country through inciting lawlessness and violence."

"Employers who knowingly hire undocumented workers and exploit their vulnerability are breaking the law."

"We are taking further measures to secure our borders."

"Illegal immigration is often enabled by corruption."

"The green ID book is intricately linked to issues of illegal migration, smuggling and other offences."

"The first part of our response is a concerted crackdown on violations of existing immigration, labour and other laws."

"addressing illegal immigration concerns is the state's responsibility."

"there is no space for xenophobia, racism, sexism, Afrophobia or any other forms of intolerance in the country."