00:01The protests in Soweto and Durban opposed the Constitutional Court's decision to remove
00:07procedural barriers to seeking asylum. They followed months of anti-immigrant tensions,
00:13with demonstrators demanding the deportation of foreigners living in South Africa illegally.
00:19The South African police service will not tolerate lawlessness. We will not allow violence,
00:25the twitching of vehicles that we have seen today, destruction of property or attacks on people to continue.
00:33Anyone who chooses to break the law will be dealt with decisively, without fear or favour.
00:39Those who are behind the twitching of these vehicles will be pursued and will be captured.
00:44Those responsible for acts of violence and destruction will be identified, investigated
00:50and where sufficient evidence exists will be arrested and will be brought to people.
00:56The Soweto violence, which left several burned-out cars lining the streets, erupted near a Home Affairs
01:02office in Orlando West, according to police.
01:07We understand that there are concerns within communities regarding the issue of asylum seekers
01:13and the implications of the recent Constitutional Court ruling.
01:17These are matters that require a government response through the appropriate constitutional as well as legal processes.
01:25The minister in the presidency briefed the nation today and outlined government's approach to this constitutional court ruling
01:32concerning asylum seekers. We therefore urge communities to allow these processes to unfold.
01:38No injuries were reported and officers were checking whether additional vehicles had been burned.
01:45South Africa has witnessed a surge in xenophobia and anti-migrant rhetoric since June.
01:52Hundreds of thousands of African immigrants have since left the country.
01:56In the presidency.
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