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Police say violent anti-illegal immigration protests in Soweto won’t be allowed

Eye Witness News 09 Oct 2026
A protest rocked Orlando, in ...
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Police, soldiers occupy Soweto after violent anti-illegal immigration protest

Eye Witness News 09 Oct 2026
Police said clashes between protesters and some foreign nationals triggered the unrest on Thursday. .
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South Africa: Ten Cars Torched As Xenophobic Violence Erupts in Soweto

All Africa 09 Oct 2026
Ten cars were set alight in Orlando West, Soweto, on Thursday following violence between community members and foreign shop owners ....
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Top cop vows to catch those behind Soweto, Durban vehicle torchings

Business Day 09 Oct 2026
Puleng Dimpane has vowed that police will hunt down those responsible acts of violence .
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‘Too little, too late’, says Soweto resident after Home Affairs asylum directive withdrawal

Eye Witness News 09 Oct 2026
The department made the announcement on Friday morning following protests in Durban and Soweto on Thursday. .
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WATCH | Home affairs U-turn too late, Soweto has already burnt, says residents

Business Day 09 Oct 2026
Orlando West locals say ...
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Soweto violence: Gauteng police pursuing leads following torching of vehicles

Eye Witness News 09 Oct 2026
At least ten cars were torched and one spaza shop looted during the violence. .
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Soweto residents demand economic opportunities amid anti-illegal immigration protests

Eye Witness News 09 Oct 2026
Residents and members of a ...
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Lesufi welcomes withdrawal of asylum directive after Soweto car burnings and violent protests

Independent online (SA) 09 Oct 2026
... in Soweto and Durban. At least 10 cars were torched in Soweto on Thursday during clashes between South African citizens and foreign nationals over a Constitutional Court ruling on asylum applications.
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Home affairs U-turn too late, Soweto has already burnt, says residents

Sowetan Live 09 Oct 2026
The violence came amid fury over the department of home affairs directive on asylum seekers’ applications, which the department withdrew on Friday morning following protests in Durban and Soweto.
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Cachalia must answer for police failure as Durban and Soweto burn (DA - Democratic Alliance)

Public Technologies 09 Oct 2026
) Cachalia must answer for police failure as Durban and Soweto burn ... 09 Oct 2026 in News. I condemn in the strongest terms the violence, looting and destruction that have engulfed parts of Durban and Soweto the past few days ... keeping its people safe.
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Cars torched in Orlando West as Soweto residents protest illegal immigration

Eye Witness News 08 Oct 2026
The tensions follow a recent Constitutional Court ruling on the processing of asylum seekers. .
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Tensions high in Soweto as residents storm foreign-owned spaza shop

Eye Witness News 08 Oct 2026
A group of Soweto residents ...
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WATCH | SAPS commissioner heads to Soweto after chaos over asylum ruling

Sowetan Live 08 Oct 2026
SAPS acting national commissioner Lt-Gen Puleng Dimpane will visit Soweto on Thursday evening to assess the security situation after violent protests and unrest linked to anger over a Constitutional Court judgment on asylum applications.
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Acting police commissioner vows to hunt down those behind Soweto, Durban vehicle torchings

Sowetan Live 08 Oct 2026
Acting national police commissioner Lt-Gen Puleng Dimpane has vowed that police will hunt down those responsible for torching vehicles and other acts of violence during protests in Soweto and Durban.

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