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South Africa suspends asylum applications amid renewed anti-immigrant protests

Published by France24 Africa By FRANCE24 · 13 October 2026 at 18:15
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South Africa suspends asylum applications amid renewed anti-immigrant protests
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Tensions have flared in South Africa after a court ruling prompted the government to open its application system to all foreign nationals, regardless of their legal status. Despite applications remaining subject to approval, anti-immigrant protests erupted outside several Home Affairs offices, forcing authorities to temporarily suspend refugee and asylum applications. FRANCE 24's Eunice Masson has the latest.

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