Refugees in South Africa fear new attacks as September 30 deadline looms
Protesters hold placards during an anti-immigration march in Durban, South Africa, calling for tighter border controls and the deportation of undocumented migrants [File: Thuli Dlamini/Reuters]But deadlines do not need legal force to create fear, as was the case for an earlier deadline of June 30.
A September 30 deadline declared by March and March, an anti-immigration movement that has led protests across South Africa this year, has renewed fears of violence among migrant communities.
Malawi migrants to South Africa line up for supplies at an informal refugee camp in Sherwood, Durban, South Africa, after fleeing their homes amid fears of xenophobic attacks [File: EPA]Some feared going to Lindela, a facility historically associated with immigration detention and repatriation.
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