The Chinese Embassy in South Africa reminds Chinese citizens to strengthen safety precautions
Quick Look
- Anti-illegal immigration demonstrations took place in the city center of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal and Soweto in Gauteng, South Africa, and turned into conflicts, smashing, looting and vehicle arson targeting foreign immigrants and foreign-run shops.
- The Chinese Embassy in South Africa reminded Chinese citizens and institutions in South Africa to pay close attention to the situation and avoid going to riot areas, and provided telephone numbers for police, first aid and consular protection.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
South African civil anti-illegal immigration organizations organized marches in the city center of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Province, and the Soweto area of Gauteng Province to protest foreign citizens’ applications for refugee status in South Africa. Subsequently, clashes, smashing, looting, and vehicle arson occurred against foreign immigrants and foreign-run shops.
China News Service, October 10. According to the WeChat public account of the Chinese Embassy in South Africa, on October 8, South African non-governmental anti-illegal immigration organizations organized marches in the center of Durban, Kwana Province, and the Soweto area of Gauteng Province to protest against foreign citizens’ applications for South African refugee status. Conflicts, smashings, robberies, and vehicle arson occurred against foreign immigrants and foreign-run shops.
The Embassy in South Africa reminds Chinese citizens and institutions in South Africa to pay close attention to the development of the situation in the near future, avoid passing through or going to riot and unsafe areas, do not stay and watch when security incidents such as demonstrations occur, and stay away in time to avoid being involved. In case of emergencies, respond calmly and rationally, avoid intensifying conflicts, prioritize personal safety, and seek help from the local police and the Chinese Embassy and Consulate in South Africa in a timely manner.
South Africa police hotline: 10111
South Africa emergency hotline: 999 or 082911
Global Consular Protection and Service Emergency Hotline of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 0086-10-12308 or 0086-10-65612308
Consular protection and assistance telephone number of the Chinese Embassy in South Africa: 0027-10-4925583
Consular Protection and Assistance Telephone of the Chinese Consulate General in Johannesburg: 0027-10-4986234
Consular Protection and Assistance Telephone of the Chinese Consulate General in Cape Town: 0027-21-6747668
Consular Protection and Assistance Telephone of the Chinese Consulate General in Durban: 0027-761742938
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The situation in South Africa may deteriorate further, and there is a risk that violence against foreigners will continue to occur
Possible · Within days
Open Questions
- Did this conflict result in casualties?
- Has the South African government taken repressive or investigative measures?
- Are Chinese citizens directly affected by this incident?
