Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba told reporters in Parliament on Thursday that he would pursue businesses that hired undocumented migrants, as he was of the view they worsened xenophobic sentiment and exploited foreigners. Gigaba was speaking to reporters following violence between South African residents of Pretoria West and migrants, as well as violence against foreign nationals in communities around Gauteng, including Mamelodi and Rosettenville. A residents group in Mamelodi is preparing to march on Friday against what it says is criminal activity perpetrated by foreigners in the area. Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba has said he will rid the city of illegal migrants if the national government will not. However, SA has been strongly rebuked for the violence meted out to people from other African countries. Gigaba told reporters that 63 undocumented migrant employees of Spar supermarkets had been arrested. Managers of the Spar stores in Montana, Doornpoort and Zambezi would be...
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