MTN8 Final | Update with SAPS after Durban violence

Violence in Durban's central business district (CBD) has raised concerns over public safety, with vehicles torched, buildings set alight and businesses looted during protests against undocumented immigration.

The unrest follows tensions surrounding asylum applications after a Constitutional Court ruling opened access to the asylum process.

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has requested the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to help restore order, while police remain on high alert following reports of planned marches.

For the latest on the protests and the situation on the ground, we cross to SABC News reporter Nonhlakanipho Magwaza in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.

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