By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on BBC
An unidentified foreign man was beaten to death by a crowd of about fifty people in Durban, South Africa, according to police. An investigation has been opened to establish the motive for the killing, amid protests hostile to migrants, the BBC reports.
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23 OctForeign national killed during anti-migrant protest in Durban22 OctForeign national killed by 50 people in Durban22 OctForeign national killed by group in DurbanKwaZulu-Natal police are investigating the death of a foreign national who was reportedly attacked by about 50 people in central Durban. Investigators are pursuing several leads to identify the suspects, while the motive remains unknown, according to provincial police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda.
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A foreign national was beaten to death during an anti-migrant protest in Durban, South Africa, amid xenophobic tensions. France 24 also reports on operations against lead poisoning and illegal mining in Ivory Coast, two separate subjects from the main event.
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A foreign national was killed in Durban by a group of about 50 people during an anti-immigration demonstration. South African police said the victim was attacked and declared dead at the scene, as xenophobic violence continues in the city, reports Expresso das Ilhas.
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Typhoon Champi has killed one person and injured 171 in Taiwan, where 2,639 people were evacuated and more than 77,000 households lost power. Authorities cancelled nearly 1,000 flights and feared strong winds and torrential rain, reports Sowetan.
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South African presidency website taken offline after global vulnerabilityThe South African presidency’s website was taken offline as a precaution after a cybersecurity vulnerability triggered international alerts. The duration of the outage remained unknown on Friday 23 October, while WordPress and the FBI warned of risks linked to the vulnerability, reports Daily Maverick.
Kitwe moves street vendors after cholera caseKitwe city council orders street vendors to move to markets after a case of cholera is detected in the city. The case is believed to have been imported from another district and authorities are strengthening hygiene measures, according to town clerk Patrick Kambita.The week in Africa
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