A crowd of 50 people beat a foreign national to death in South Africa, the latest act of violence in a year already marked by repeated anti-migrant protests across the country.
The victim has not been identified. Details about the specific location and exact circumstances of the attack remain limited, but the incident fits a pattern of xenophobic violence that has been building throughout the year.
South Africa has seen wave after wave of protests targeting migrants in 2024, with tensions running high in communities where locals and foreign nationals live side by side. This attack is one of the most severe outcomes of that hostility.
The story is still developing, and the identities of those responsible have not been confirmed. What is clear is that the climate of fear for migrants living in South Africa is not easing.
Originally published by BBC Africa.