A coalition of trade unions, human rights groups, and religious leaders in South Africa has spoken out against rising xenophobic pressure on migrants from elsewhere on the continent, as anti-immigration groups demand all undocumented foreigners leave the country by 30 June. Thousands of Malawian nationals have already fled their homes in the KwaZulu-Natal province, gathering in public spaces in Durban in hopes of repatriation. Union leaders and the South African Council of Churches (an ecumenical body led by Archbishop Sithembele Sipuka) argue that migrants are being scapegoated for unemployment that exceeds 30%, warning that xenophobia is a symptom of the economic crisis rather than a remedy — and that businesses fear the wider regional consequences of hostility toward foreign nationals.