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Immigrant families live in terror after being stoned by March and March crowds

SAPS made 900 arrests nationwide on Tuesday for offences including public violence, looting and crimes against immigrants

Zimbabwean Jestina Ngondoma shows the broken window at her home in Yeoville, Johannesburg, damaged by protesters during Tuesday’s anti-immigrant march. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee

Immigrant families living in Yeoville and other parts of inner-city Johannesburg say they have been left traumatised after violent March and March protesters stoned their homes on Tuesday.
Some people were hit by stones and others beaten with sticks. There were also a few attempted house break-ins.
The police say 900 arrests were reported nationwide for offences including public violence, looting and crimes against immigrants.

Jestina Ngondoma from Zimbabwe recalled the terrifying moment when a large stone thrown by March and March protestors narrowly missed her head while outside her home in Yeoville, Johannesburg, on Tuesday.
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