DURBAN/JOHANNESBURG, Oct 8 - Anti-migrant protests in two South African cities including Johannesburg's Soweto township turned violent on Thursday, with the government blaming disinformation over a court ruling on asylum seekers. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Clashes between South African and foreign nationals in Soweto have led to nine vehicles being set on fire.

Protests in Soweto and Durban opposed the Constitutional Court’s decision to remove procedural barriers to seeking asylum. They followed months of anti-immigrant tensions

At least 24 vehicles were set alight and foreign-owned businesses looted across two of South Africa's major cities on Thursday over anti-immigration demonstrations.

Violence erupts in South Africa as anti-migrant protests blame disinformation over a court ruling on asylum seekers.

Violence erupts in South Africa as anti-migrant protests blame disinformation over a court ruling on asylum seekers.