Anti-immigration activists in South Africa rejected the government's June 7 pledges to crack down on illegal immigration as insufficient and held broadly peaceful protests in Ekurhuleni, during which they warned businesses across the country to end the employment of all foreign nationals by June 30, Daily Maverick reported on June 8. This comes in spite of President Cyril Ramaphosa pledging to intensify the deportation of illegal immigrants, tackle corruption in South Africa's immigration system, tighten border controls and increase workplace inspections to ensure employers are not hiring undocumented immigrants.