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Cars burned and shops looted as anti-immigration protests rock South Africa

editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco) · Africanews

Published 9 Oct 2026, 6:50 pm·2 d ago·1 min read

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South Africa saw violent anti-immigration protests in Soweto and Durban on Thursday, 8 October, after a Constitutional Court ruling eased restrictions on asylum applications.

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