Over 900 arrested during South African anti-migrant protests July 2, 2026  JOHANNESBURG, July 1 - South African police arrested more than 900 people during nationwide anti-migrant protests on Tuesday that were mostly peaceful but at times turned violent, with shops looted, police said on Wednesday. Of 120 marches, 108 were peaceful while 12 required police intervention, deputy national police commissioner Tebello Mosikili told a press conference, adding reasons for the arrests ranged from immigration violations to public violence, harbouring undocumented migrants and robbery. Police said in a separate statement that one person was shot dead late on Tuesday in Johannesburg's Alexandra township, where residents were looting informal cornershops known as spaza shops owned by foreign nationals. |