{"id":359736,"date":"2026-07-09T16:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/foreigners-forced-to-flee-as-mob-violence-grips-south-african-townships\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T16:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:00:39","slug":"foreigners-forced-to-flee-as-mob-violence-grips-south-african-townships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/foreigners-forced-to-flee-as-mob-violence-grips-south-african-townships\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreigners forced to flee as mob violence grips South African townships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/pmZslfg5fps\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Foreigners forced to flee as mob violence grips South African townships\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pmZslfg5fps\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Thousands of citizens from Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and other African countries have fled South Africa in recent weeks, after a deadline for foreigners to leave the country, set by groups opposed to illegal migration.<\/p>\n<p>Sky&#8217;s Yousra Elbagir follows a group targeting migrants in Johannesburg and an activist working to protect them.<\/p>\n<p>#southafrica #africa #immigration #skynews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<br \/>\nFor more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of citizens from Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and other African countries have fled South Africa in recent weeks, after a deadline for foreigners to leave the country, set by groups opposed to illegal migration. 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