South Africa's Ramaphosa vows crackdown on groups behind xenophobic attacks - Reuters

"vows crackdown on groups behind xenophobic attacks"

— Cyril Ramaphosa , Politician

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

— Cyril Ramaphosa , Politician

"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."

— Cyril Ramaphosa , Politician

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

— Cyril Ramaphosa , Politician

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

— Cyril Ramaphosa , Politician

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

— Cyril Ramaphosa , Politician

"Illegal immigration is often enabled by corruption."

— Cyril Ramaphosa , Politician

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

— Cyril Ramaphosa , Politician

"The government’s target was to phase it out by 2029."

— Leon Schreiber , Politician

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

— Cyril Ramaphosa , Politician

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

— Cyril Ramaphosa , Politician