South Africa will deploy troops in KwaZulu-Natal to ensure security in a province that has witnessed incidents of anti-immigrant violence, as the country prepares for municipal elections next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered 510 troops to remain in the province through the end of next month, his office said in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The troops will help police to keep order in KwaZulu-Natal \u201cin light of recent violent actions arising from a campaign of misinformation\u201d about refugees, the presidency said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
South Africans will vote in municipal elections on 4 November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The country, which has a history of sometimes-deadly xenophobic violence, has seen a recent spate of attacks on foreigners, including in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal\u2019s largest city, where a mob beat a foreigner to death in the city centre last week and looted shops and burned vehicles earlier this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The coastal province was also the centre of anti-government riots in 2021, triggered by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma, in which at least 354 people were killed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zuma is from KwaZulu-Natal, and his uMkhonto weSizwe Party emerged as the province\u2019s largest party in the 2024 general election. It is expected to deliver another strong performance next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The troops will be on standby to help police in case they are needed, and the deployment is expected to cost R34 million rand, the presidency said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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