South Africa protests turn violent amid rage over asylum ruling

Anti-migrant protests in two South African cities turned violent, with cars set on fire and foreign-owned businesses looted or forced to close, particularly in Soweto and Durban. The unrest was triggered by false information about a Constitutional Court ruling that eased procedures for seeking asylum, which the government clarified did not grant automatic legal rights to undocumented migrants. Police used rubber bullets to disperse protesters and arrested three people in Durban. The government stated that disinformation was fueling the violence.