Employers fined R770,000 in South Africa for hiring foreign workers

• Employers in South Africa have indeed been fined R770,000 for hiring foreign workers, as the country cracks down on illegal immigration.
• The fines were issued as part of a wider crackdown on illegal immigration, with over 8,100 employers charged and almost 6,300 workplace inspections conducted in the past five financial years.
• The increased enforcement has led to numerous prohibition notices, compliance orders, and contravention notices being issued against non-compliant employers, with more than 82,875 individuals deported or repatriated from the country.