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Mozambique claims five of its nationals killed killed in South Africa 'xenophobic attacks'

Members of civil society groups and human rights organisations in a march calling for stronger government action against illegal immigration in Pretoria, South Africa, on 28 April, 2026.
Members of civil society groups and human rights organisations in a march calling for stronger government action against illegal immigration in Pretoria, South Africa, on 28 April, 2026. © REUTERS - Ihsaan Haffejee

Mozambique has claimed that five of its nationals were killed in xenophobic attacks in South Africa at the weekend, as efforts got under way on Tuesday to repatriate hundreds of others.

The deaths come after approximately 800 Mozambicans were targeted in violence that erupted in the southern city of Mossel Bay on Friday (29 May 2026), according to a statement released on Monday.

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