Beaten, robbed and driven out: violent demonstrations target immigrants in South Africa

Africa World Tue, 28 Jul 2026 03:46:50 GMT High confidence — 76/100

In Thembelihle, an informal settlement south of Johannesburg where thousands of breeze-block houses and metal shacks line dirt streets flooded with filthy water, Malawians had lived for years alongside South Africans without any problems.
But in the last few weeks, a series of armed robberies has shaken the community.
On 29 June, several men broke into the compound of Eibraheem Hussein, a 60-year-old Malawian who has lived in South Africa since 2000.

In Thembelihle, an informal settlement south of Johannesburg where thousands of breeze-block houses and metal shacks line dirt streets flooded with filthy water, Malawians had lived for years alongside South Africans without any problems.
But in the last few weeks, a series of armed robberies has shaken the community.
On 29 June, several men broke into the compound of Eibraheem Hussein, a 60-year-old Malawian who has lived in South Africa since 2000.

Sources: Guardian