South Africa escalates anti-migrant protests, leading to withdrawal of asylum applications
Rioters torched vehicles in Durban and Soweto on Thursday, sparking protests and vandalism of foreign-owned shops across South Africa.
- Rioters torched 14 vehicles in Durban and 10 in Soweto on Thursday, with at least 24 vehicles set ablaze and foreign-owned shops looted across South Africa.
- The Constitutional Court ruled asylum seekers cannot be denied access to the asylum system for procedural reasons and sparked protests.
- Anti-migrant protests in Soweto and Durban turned violent on Thursday.
- South Africa halted a new directive for processing asylum applications.
- Three people were arrested in Durban.
- About a third of South Africans are unemployed.
- The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration held an urgent meeting.
- Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane said 10 vehicles were torched in Johannesburg.
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