South African Anti-Migrant Protests Turn Violent Amid Disinformation Claims

Anti-migrant protests across two South African cities turned violent on Thursday, with demonstrators looting foreign-owned shops and burning vehicles.

Government spokesperson William Baloyi blamed the unrest on deliberate disinformation surrounding a July constitutional court ruling on asylum seekers.

Police mobilized additional officers in Durban, where at least 14 vehicles were set alight and local warehouses suffered partial fire damage.