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PICS | Durban CBD remains tense after anti-immigration protest violence

IOL · 09 October 2026 at 11:21

PICS | Durban CBD remains tense after anti-immigration protest violence

Fourteen vehicles were torched and three foreign nationals arrested after violence erupted during anti-immigration protests in Durban, while Home Affairs withdrew a directive on asylum applications.

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