1 min readBy Zainul Dawood
Anti-illegal immigration protests | Police arrest 15 more suspects after vehicles and buildings burned in Durban
Nineteen protestors have been arrested in connection with the violent protests which engulfed the city of Durban and surrounding suburbs in October 2026. The possible cause of the protests in Durban and Orlando East in Soweto is the Constitutional Court judgment on asylum seeker applications.
By Zainul DawoodSouth Africa
Fifteen people were arrested after violent protests in Durban, bringing the total number of suspects in custody to 19, police said.
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- 21 words · 1 min read
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- October 10, 2026
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- Zainul Dawood
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- IOL