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U.S. Consulate in Durban Shut Its Doors as Anti-Immigrant Violence Swept the City, With Vehicles Torched and Shops Looted

Washington issued three security alerts in three days and closed its consulate on Oct. 9 after groups led by “March and March” and Insizwa Nobunsizwa chased away nearly 1,000 asylum seekers, burned at least 14 vehicles and looted stores. The U.S. Mission says it is monitoring unrest across South Africa; the travel advisory remains at Level 2.

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The Union Buildings in Pretoria
The Union Buildings, seat of South Africa's government, in Pretoria on Oct. 4, 2024. (File photo)Ruby D-Brown / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

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