22.10.2026 20:20
In Durban, South Africa, a crowd of about 50 people beat a foreign national man to death by the roadside. The attack came after anti-immigrant protests that have increased in the country this year.
According to BBC News, in Durban, South Africa, a foreign national man was beaten to death by a crowd of about 50 people.
According to a police statement, two people first approached the man at the roadside; his identity has not been determined, and he is thought to have been in his late 30s or early 40s. Then a larger group attacked the man. The man died at the scene.
Police have launched an investigation into the murder. The reason for the attack has not yet been determined. KwaZulu-Natal provincial police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda said they could not speculate on the cause of the incident and that information would be shared as it is verified.
The attack came after a wave of anti-immigrant protests held in South Africa this year, some of which turned violent. Earlier this month, shops and vehicles were set on fire in Durban and in Soweto near Johannesburg.
The government has called on protesters to be peaceful while also acknowledging the need for immigration regulations. According to officials, tens of thousands of foreigners have been deported or sent back to their countries through checks launched this year.
One of the groups organizing the protests, March and March, had set June 30 as the deadline for undocumented immigrants to leave the country. After attacks on people from other African countries before that date, countries such as Zimbabwe, Nigeria, and Ghana took steps to bring their citizens back.
Ghana had confirmed that its citizen Bashiru Isak, a father of three, was shot dead during the protests in Cape Town. This death caused diplomatic tension between the two countries, while South Africa argued that the scale of the violence was exaggerated.