South African police arrested more than 900 people during nationwide anti-migrant protests on Tuesday (30 June), as demonstrations across the country turned violent in some areas, although most remained peaceful.
Police said 120 marches took place nationwide, with 108 passing without incident, while 12 required police intervention.
Deputy National Police Commissioner Tebello Mosikili said the arrests were linked to offences including immigration violations, public violence, robbery and harbouring undocumented migrants.
In Johannesburg's Alexandra township, one person was shot dead during the looting of foreign-owned spaza shops, according to police.
Security forces also deployed reinforcements across five provinces, while soldiers were sent to the inner-city neighbourhood of Hillbrow after two people were wounded in a shooting.
In Durban, police opened an investigation into the death of a foreign national who allegedly jumped from an eighth-floor building, fearing he was being targeted ahead of the protests.
The demonstrations were organised around a self-imposed "deadline" set by an anti-immigration movement demanding that undocumented migrants leave South Africa.
The protests followed months of unrest and growing hostility towards foreign nationals, drawing international criticism over forced evictions, vandalism and attacks on migrant-owned businesses.
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