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African migrants with deep roots in South Africa flee xenophobic attacks

  • A Ghana-born hairdresser who grew up in Durban had her salon looted in the anti-migrant unrest and now sleeps with her 14‑year‑old son among ~200 migrants outside the Home Affairs office.
  • The "March and March" protests have sparked looting and violence against mainly African foreign nationals, leaving at least five dead and straining ties with other countries.
  • Migrants say police and neighbours have sometimes turned on them while some friends offer support; many fear a June 30 deadline to leave and rising tensions before local elections.
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