Des Erasmus
A Malawian man was killed and two other people were seriously injured after a group broke away from an anti-immigration march in Pietermaritzburg and attacked people at the Jika Joe informal settlement, KZN Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli said on Saturday.
The killing took place on Friday after a march of more than 2,000 people — led by March and March — moved from Dales Park to the Pietermaritzburg City Hall “without incident”, according to the provincial government.
But after the march ended, a group allegedly went to Jika Joe, where the Malawian national was fatally attacked.
News24 reported police saying the man was found near a riverbed, where he had slipped, with a cut to his head and injuries to his mouth. Two others were assaulted and admitted to hospital for treatment. Police said the circumstances leading to the attack were under investigation.
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