South Africa on Saturday warned Ghana it would "not tolerate public spectacles" in the evacuations of Ghanaian citizens from the country over anti-immigrant tensions.

Ghana organised repatriation flights for hundreds of its nationals last month in response to a wave of protests targeting foreigners in South Africa.

Ghana's embassy in South Africa published a video of evacuees waving Ghanaian flags in the aircraft to mark the departure of the latest repatriation flight.

"Our initial hope was simply to assist the Government of Ghana in repatriating its citizens in a humane and cordial manner," South Africa's Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola wrote on X, in response to a video of comments by his Ghanaian counterpart, Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa.

'Diplomatic decorum'

"However, we will not continue to tolerate... public spectacles, characterised by incomplete information and outright misinformation devoid of any diplomatic decorum."

South Africa, the continent's most industrialised economy, has long been a destination for both documented and undocumented African workers.

However, due to high unemployment rate of more than 30%, it has witnessed repeated anti-immigrant protests.