South Africa backtracks on asylum directive after violent anti-migrant riots leave 24 vehicles torched and foreign shops looted across major cities

South Africa backtracks on asylum directive after violent anti-migrant riots leave 24 vehicles torched and foreign shops looted across major cities

South Africa has withdrawn a directive governing the intake of asylum applications after anti-migrant protests in Johannesburg and Durban turned violent, exposing growing tensions between immigration enforcement and refugee protection.

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