[4] The riot resumed in Johannesburg on the 8 September 2019, when rioters marched on the central business district and looted shops whilst calling for foreigners to go.

[5][6] On 1 September 2019, riots and looting targeting shops owned by foreign nationals broke out in Jeppestown and Johannesburg CBD[7] following the death of a taxi driver allegedly for trying to stop drug dealers.

[8] 423 have been arrested by 5 September and President Cyril Ramaphosa stated that at least ten people were confirmed to have died, including two foreign nationals.

[28] It also coincided with the publication of a statement by Human Rights Watch that over 200 people (mostly foreign truck drivers)[29] had been killed in South Africa since March 2018.

[32] The Government of Botswana issued travel advisory and warning to its citizens in wake of the deadly riots targeting foreigners.

[35] A number of South African celebrities such as Nadia Nakai, Manaka Ranaka, and Cassper Nyovest were also publicly critical of xenophobia and the resulting riots.

The nationals demanded that the UNRA pay for their fare back to their respective home countries so as to escape xenophobia in South Africa.

[40] Nigerian artist Tiwa Savage stated on Twitter that she would be cancelling appearances in South Africa in protest of the riots.

[43] The Nigerian government also cancelled its participation at the African Economic Forum which was scheduled to be held in Cape Town in retaliation to the riots[44] and closed its embassy in South Africa citing security concerns.