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South Africa: Anti-migrant unrest flares in Durban

France 2410 October 2026, 16:12 UTCSouth Africa

Police in Durban were battling a fresh wave of anti-migrant unrest. Shops were looted, homes were torched and foreign nationals were targeted as crowds took to the streets for a second day. The violence has revived fears of rising xenophobic tensions over immigration.

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