South Africa retreats on asylum policy after anti-migrant protests - BBC Africa
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The South African government has withdrawn its directive on asylum applications following violent anti-migrant protests in Soweto, Johannesberg and Durban, where cars were torched and foreign-owned shops attacked. The move follows a Constitutional Court ruling that people who entered the country illegally cannot automatically be denied access to the asylum application process. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/
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