SA Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsaoledi has said that 570 Zimbabweans are due to be deported from South Africa today.

97 Basotho nationals have already been deported from Lindela.

The Zimbabwean ambassador has been summoned to identify and clear the 570 Zimbabweans, who should leave South Africa by weekend.

South Africa has been forced to open the borders to allow foreigners to be deported to their home countries, in spite of the lockdown.