Anti-Immigrant Unrest Spreads in South Africa

Tens of thousands of foreign nationals have fled South Africa as anti-immigrant protests and door-to-door intimidation escalate.

Demonstrators in KwaZulu-Natal called for all foreign nationals to leave.

Meanwhile, in Johannesburg, crumbling infrastructure and brazen extortion schemes have pushed the electricity network to its breaking point.

Local councillors warn the utility is increasingly unable to cope with a localised crisis that is sliding out of control.