PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa: Police in South Africa said Tuesday they were investigating the murder of a foreign national in Pietermaritzburg, where hundreds of Malawians flocked for repatriation due to fears of xenophobic attacks.
South Africa, one of Africa’s largest economies, has been on edge following weeks of sometimes violent protests against undocumented migrants that have left at least two people dead in the southern town of Mossel Bay.
A 29-year-old Malawian national was attacked and died after a protest in the southeastern town of Pietermaritzburg on Friday, a local councillor told AFP.
“His family identified him, he is a Malawian national,” said councillor Suraya Reddy.
Police, however, said they could not give the man’s nationality until “authorities from his own country” had been informed.
