South Africa: Court Bars Anti-Immigrant Protesters From Going Near Home Affairs

Twenty-four individuals, including Malizo Dzanibe, Sphelele Shinga, and Wandile Nsibande, appeared in Durban Magistrate’s Court for anti-immigrant violence last week. Two of them, Dzanibe and Shinga, were released on R1,000 bail with conditions not to participate in violent protests or go within 500 meters of a Home Affairs office. Nsibande remains in custody but is on parole for kidnapping and has an ongoing assault case. The police deployed the army in parts of KwaZulu-Natal following vandalism, vehicle arson, and looting related to false claims about a court ruling on asylum seekers.