KLEINMOND: Four days ago, Mozambican immigrant Lado Amido answered a knock at his door in the South African town of Kleinmond. Outside, an angry crowd told him foreigners such as him had to leave. They went door-to-door delivering the same message. Amido fled and spent two nights in the mountains. Now he is sheltering in a local town hall, like other immigrants from Malawi and Mozambique across South Africa’s Western Cape province, forced to hide from anti-immigrant mobs in several coastal towns.

Hundreds of foreign nationals have been forced to flee their homes in South Africa after violent anti-migrant mobs began chasing them down, telling them to go home. "Some of them…

Hundreds of foreigners fearing for their lives have taken shelter in community halls on South Africa's south coast, saying mobs of locals were going door-to-door telling them to…

Hundreds of foreigners are fleeing their homes in South Africa as anti-migrant mobs attack and threaten them. Learn more about the escalating xenophobia.

Hundreds of foreigners fearing for their lives have taken shelter in community halls on South Africa's south coast, saying mobs of locals were going door-to-door telling them to…

Hundreds Of Migrants Flee South Africa As Anti-Migrant Mobs Move Door-To-Door

KLEINMOND: Four days ago, Mozambican immigrant Lado Amido answered a knock at his door in the South African town of Kleinmond. Outside, an angry crowd told him foreigners such as…

Some consider repatriation as attacks escalate and livelihoods vanish

South Africa has seen a wave of anti-immigrant protests, which have sometimes turned violent, in recent weeks.

Hundreds of foreign nationals have sought refuge in community halls along South Africa’s south coast, saying they fled their homes after mobs went door...