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Foreign citizen beaten to death during march in South Africa as anti-immigrant tensions flare
Police said about 50 people assaulted the victim during a march, and investigators have not yet established the motive.
- On Thursday, October 22, 2026, KwaZulu-Natal police opened a murder case after a foreign national was fatally assaulted by a group of about 50 people during a protest march in Durban.
- Durban, South Africa's third biggest city, has become a hotspot for anti-immigrant tensions that surged this year amid a population of 62 million and around 2.4 million foreign nationals.
- During a march on Pixley Street, two individuals broke away from the group to assault the victim, according to KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Col Robert Netshiunda, who confirmed the man was declared dead at the scene.
- The South African Police Service is actively following several leads to identify suspects, while authorities also investigate separate recent violence and looting in Johannesburg's Soweto township earlier this month.
- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has denounced migration-related violence while acknowledging border control failures, as tens of thousands of migrants have fled the country following recent attacks.
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Ji-heon = Amid ongoing anti-immigration protests in South Africa, on the 22nd (local time), a foreigner was surrounded by a crowd of 50 people...
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A foreign man was fatally attacked by a mob of over 50 people in Durban, South Africa, amid escalating anti-immigrant protests.
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