Overview
- Marches in Durban’s city center this week targeted migrants and led many foreign‑owned shops to close.
- Violence escalated when some in the crowd beat people they believed were foreign nationals after a woman in the protest was attacked.
- Police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said he will meet leaders of the March and March group to discuss a way forward.
- He warned residents not to chase migrants or demand documents, saying only trained officials may do checks.
- KwaZulu-Natal police said they are tracking instigators through intelligence, monitoring the marches, and urging victims to open cases.