South Africa: Foreign national beaten to death in Durban

A crowd of about 50 people beat a foreign national to death in Durban on Thursday, police said. The attack took place in the city centre on the sidelines of a march, after two men reportedly approached the victim, who was between about 30 and 40 years old. Police have not identified the victim’s nationality or the motive for the assault. South Africa has faced months of immigration-related tensions, and protests calling for action against undocumented migrants have sometimes turned violent.