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South Africa protests turn violent amid rage over asylum ruling

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

What happened

Several cars torched and foreign-run businesses forced to shut in Johannesburg's Soweto and coastal city of Durban.

Key facts

  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:43:34 UTC.

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  1. Police fire tear gas at a barricaded Paris school as protests show no sign of ending

  2. Laotian man deported by US to South Sudan leaves for Laos after year in detention

  3. India’s Cockroach movement says members detained as protests continue

  4. ‘Nothing will stop us’: French student protests show few signs of ending

  5. Spain mourns Maricarmen Abascal, whose eviction sparked housing protests

  6. South Africa protests turn violent amid rage over asylum ruling

  7. French students continue protests, saying ministers’ pledges not enough

Sources

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