Police confirmed only that two Mozambicans had died in violence in the southern coastal town of Mossel Bay, the first killings to be officially linked to a wave of anti-migrant protests sweeping the country. A South African teenager was also killed, police said, with reports that dozens of shacks were torched, some while people were inside them. Protests against undocumented foreign nationals have been mounting in South Africa in recent weeks, leading Ghana to evacuate about 300 of its citizens last week, with Nigeria also announcing repatriation plans. South Africa has long been a destination for legal and undocumented African workers who are accused by some fringe groups of crime and taking jobs from locals. The national broadcaster, SABC, said tensions in Mossel Bay erupted over allegations that undocumented migrants were being employed by construction companies. About 55 shacks were torched. Mozambican national, Dolinda Mabunda, “We were still inside when people started burning down our house. I just took what I could and I ran." Mozambique government said 300 Mozambican nationals had returned home on Saturday. “The remaining just over 500 have since been sheltered in a safe location in the Western Cape Province, and as of … 1 June, the process of their repatriation to Mozambique is already under way,” One citizen-led organisation demanded that undocumented foreign nationals exit South Africa by 30 June. The action has no official backing and has been criticised by the authorities. Last month hundreds of foreign nationals from countries including the DRC, Rwanda and Somalia sought protection in the eastern port city of Durban, saying locals were going door-to-door to tell them to leave by the end of the month. Several countries including Kenya, Malawi, Lesotho and Zimbabwe have urged their citizens in South Africa to exercise caution.   submitted by   /u/ThatBlackGuy_ [link]   [comments]