Hundreds of displaced women with children wait for local buses to be repatriated to Malawi at a local park in Durban on June 12, 2026 after fleeing their homes amid fears of xenophobic attacks. The group, numbering over 5,900 mostly from Malawi, were left to fend for themselves with only the belongings they could carry. Tensions have been fuelled by public anger over unemployment and slow economic progress. (Photo by RAJESH JANTILAL / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - Close to 5.900 foreign nationals are seen stranded at a local park in Durban on June 12, 2026 after fleeing their homes amid fears of xenophobic attacks. The group, numbering over 5,900 mostly from Malawi, were left to fend for themselves with only the belongings they could carry. Tensions have been fuelled by public anger over unemployment and slow economic progress. South Africa is home to millions of foreign nationals including from the African continent. (Photo by RAJESH JANTILAL / AFP via Getty Images)

Hundreds of displaced women with children wait for local buses to be repatriated to Malawi at a local park in Durban on June 12, 2026 after fleeing their homes amid fears of xenophobic attacks. The group, numbering over 5,900 mostly from Malawi, were left to fend for themselves with only the belongings they could carry. Tensions have been fuelled by public anger over unemployment and slow economic progress. (Photo by RAJESH JANTILAL / AFP via Getty Images)

Hundreds of displaced women with children wait for local buses to be repatriated to Malawi at a local park in Durban on June 12, 2026 after fleeing their homes amid fears of xenophobic attacks. The group, numbering over 5,900 mostly from Malawi, were left to fend for themselves with only the belongings they could carry. Tensions have been fuelled by public anger over unemployment and slow economic progress. (Photo by RAJESH JANTILAL / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) attends a meeting with Russian servicemen, involved in the so-called 'special military operation' in Ukraine, in Moscow on June 12, 2026. Ukrainian drone strikes, which have intensified in recent months, are aimed at "sowing division" within Russian society and "damaging" the economy, Vladimir Putin said on June 12, 2026, though he insisted that they "will not succeed". (Photo by Viacheslav PROKOFIEV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (C) poses for a photo with Russian servicemen, involved in the so-called 'special military operation' in Ukraine, during their meeting in Moscow on June 12, 2026. Ukrainian drone strikes, which have intensified in recent months, are aimed at "sowing division" within Russian society and "damaging" the economy, Vladimir Putin said on June 12, 2026, though he insisted that they "will not succeed". (Photo by Viacheslav PROKOFIEV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) attends a meeting with Russian servicemen, involved in the so-called 'special military operation' in Ukraine, in Moscow on June 12, 2026. Ukrainian drone strikes, which have intensified in recent months, are aimed at "sowing division" within Russian society and "damaging" the economy, Vladimir Putin said on June 12, 2026, though he insisted that they "will not succeed". (Photo by Viacheslav PROKOFIEV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) attends a meeting with Russian servicemen, involved in the so-called 'special military operation' in Ukraine, in Moscow on June 12, 2026. Ukrainian drone strikes, which have intensified in recent months, are aimed at "sowing division" within Russian society and "damaging" the economy, Vladimir Putin said on June 12, 2026, though he insisted that they "will not succeed". (Photo by Viacheslav PROKOFIEV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)