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South African Police Investigate Killing of Foreign National by Crowd
Police say about 50 people assaulted a foreign national during a Durban march, and investigators are following leads to identify suspects.
- 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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South African police investigate killing of foreign national by crowd
JOHANNESBURG, Oct 22 (Reuters) - South African police said on Thursday they were investigating the killing of a foreign national by a crowd of about 50 people in the city of Durban. • The South African Police Service said in a post on X that the vict...
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