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Demonstrators hold a South African flag as they chant slogans during a protest against undocumented migrants organised by the March and March and Operation Dudula groups in Cape Town on May 23, 2026 (AFP/Getty)

A foreign citizen was beaten to death by a crowd during a march in Durban amid rising anti-immigrant tensions across South Africa .

Tens of thousands of migrants have fled the country in recent months due to threats of violence, while others have been deported for lacking proper documentation.

Unrest recently flared in Soweto, where cars were set alight and shops looted following a court ruling that made applying for asylum easier.

Nations such as Nigeria, Mozambique, and Malawi reported that their citizens have been killed in xenophobic attacks, though authorities attribute some deaths to general crime.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has denounced the violence while acknowledging long-term failures in South Africa's border control system.

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