More than 900 people were arrested during Tuesday’s nationwide anti-migrant protests, police said on Wednesday.Of the 120 marches, 108 were peaceful, while 12 required police intervention, deputy national police commissioner Tebello Mosikili told a press conference. He said the arrests were for offences ranging from immigration violations and public violence to harbouring undocumented migrants and robbery.Police said in a separate statement that one person was shot dead late on Tuesday in Joburg’s Alexandra township, where residents were looting spaza shops owned by foreign nationals.Police reinforcements were deployed across five of the country’s nine provinces overnight, while soldiers were sent to Joburg’s inner-city Hillbrow neighbourhood, where two people were injured in a shooting.Durban police opened an inquest into the death of a foreign national who allegedly jumped from the eighth floor of a building on the eve of the protests, believing he was being targeted.The protests followed months of unrest that have drawn international criticism as foreigners have been driven from their homes and seen their businesses and property vandalised.
Police arrest more than 900 after nationwide anti-illegal migrant protests
Soldiers deployed in key areas after deadly clashes in Joburg










