South African police launch special investigation into killing of anti-migrant leader

A special police team has begun investigating the killing of a provincial anti-migrant leader, who was shot outside his home and died in hospital.

• Andile Mvuyelwa Somgxada, Gauteng leader of the anti-migrant group March and March, was shot outside his home and died in hospital.
• Acting police chief Lt Gen Puleng Dimpane announced a multidisciplinary team to investigate the shooting.
• March and March spokesperson Sandile Dube told the BBC the killing was a retaliation for the group's campaign against undocumented migrants.
• Five people were arrested in Limpopo for impersonating immigration officers and unlawfully demanding foreign nationals leave the country.