Asylum seekers attacked by vigilantes at Home Affairs

Asylum seekers waiting in line at the Home Affairs Refugee Reception Centre in Durban were harassed by stick-wielding anti-immigrant vigilantes, some of them wearing masks.

| By Joseph Bracken, Tsoanelo Sefoloko | 2 min watch

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