A police officer protects the property of foreign nationals in the Jeppestown area of Johannesburg(Mujahid Safodien:AFP)

A police officer protects the property of foreign nationals in the Jeppestown area of Johannesburg(Mujahid Safodien:AFP)

An African immigrant holds a machete in a run-down district of east Johannesburg(Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters)

A police officer protects the property of foreign nationals in the Jeppestown area of Johannesburg(Mujahid Safodien:AFP)

A man holds a brick near the hostels in the Jeppestown area of Johannesburg where clashes broke out(Mujahid Safodien:AFP)
An African immigrant holds a machete in a run-down district of east Johannesburg(Siphiwe Sibeko:Reuters)