In the past 48 hours at least five immigrants have been killed in the latest in a string of xenophobic attacks in Durban, South Africa. Most of the pictures are too graphic to show.
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There is evidence that the violence is spreading outside of the city. On Wednesday in Johannesburg an Ethiopian man was attacked before others came to his rescue. The city was the epicentre of a similar violence in 2008 in which about 60 people died.

Immigrants are blamed for taking jobs and opprtunities from locals. Many of them have been forced to close their shops.

Reported comments by the Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini - that foreigners should "pack their bags" and leave - are thought to have stoked the fires of hatred. Many of those rioting were heard chanting "the king has spoken".

http://www.channel4.com/news/durban-south-africa-xenophobic-race-riot-migrants

South Africa's Zuma vows to end attacks on migrants

South African President Jacob Zuma has visited a refugee camp in the port city of Durban after a fresh outbreak of anti-foreigner violence.
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During the anti-immigration violence in the past fortnight, police have arrested 150 people for public-order related offences.

Several thousand foreigners have fled their homes to shelter in makeshift camps, and neighbouring Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique have announced plans to evacuate citizens.
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Official data suggests there are about two million foreign nationals in South Africa, about 4% of the total population. But some estimates put the number of immigrants at five million.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-32365157