{
  "id": 10431488,
  "title": "Refugees in South Africa fear new attacks as September 30 deadline looms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/refugees-in-south-africa-fear-new-attacks-as-september-30-deadline-10431488",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T11:29:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "3News",
    "slug": "3news",
    "url": "https://3news.com/world/refugees-in-south-africa-fear-new-attacks-as-september-30-deadline-looms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bishop Raphael Bahebwa fears for his life after speaking out on behalf of foreigners in South Africa. He has lived in the country for 26 years after fleeing as a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Recently, the country has witnessed rising anti-immigration sentiment, leading to protests and the declaration of a September 30 deadline by a movement called March and March. This group demands that undocumented foreign nationals leave South Africa and warns of further demonstrations if their demands are not met. Refugees in Durban, such as Bahebwa, experience hostility regardless of their immigration status, as they face hostility on the streets not due to requests for identification. South Africa is set to hold local government elections on November 4, with migration becoming a significant political and social issue. Refugees previously slept on the pavement outside a reception center in Durban due to lack of shelter, facing difficulties accessing food, medication, and medical care. Tensions escalated during protests, leading to injuries, and the government moved the refugees to a detention facility in Gauteng. Many refugees are afraid to return to their previous neighborhoods due to fear of violence, reminiscent of past xenophobic incidents. The government has intensified immigration enforcement in response to ongoing protests, processing 86,596 foreign nationals for deportation between June and August.",
  "summary": "Refugees in Durban say they have nowhere safe to return to after being forced from a makeshift camp.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}