SANDF soldiers have been deployed to KwaZulu-Natal to support police during ongoing anti-immigration protests in Durban.
A mob of about 50 people beat a foreign national to death in Durban city centre during a march, police said. The motive remains unknown.
South Africa withdrew asylum processing order after violent clashes in Soweto and Durban saw cars torched and foreign-run stores looted.
Protesters clashed with foreign nationals in South Africa after a court ordered the government to restart processing asylum applications.
President calls on South Africans to defend constitutional values and reject violence against women, xenophobia and racism after Heritage Day.
Foreign-owned spaza shops become prime targets in South Africa’s exploding extortion economy as gangs prey on immigrant business owners’ fears.
A protest against undocumented migrants in Durban turned violent on Thursday, leaving five Congolese nationals injured and one person arrested.
UN rights experts express grave concern over xenophobic violence that has displaced 50 000 people and forced 160 000 to flee South Africa.
President Ramaphosa says arrests and prosecutions expected for those behind violence against foreign nationals as police process evidence and reports.
President Cyril Ramaphosa calls on Southern African leaders to work together on migration challenges after more than 176 000 foreigners fled recent xenophobic violence.