Johannesburg- Eight suspected robbers were shot dead and a passing motorist, a bystander and a policeman were wounded in a shootout Friday morning in Durban after a butchery shop heist.

The South African news agency Sapa cited police spokesman Inspector Michael Read that the heavily-armed gang robbed the Chicago butchery in the port city and then fled.

"After the robbery, the registration of the car was circulated on police radio when the car was spotted by members of the Durban Flying Squad in the Umbilo area.," the spokesmans said.

Durban  - Police in South Africa are coming under fire for negligence in a weekend attack that led to two deaths and one serious injury in an apartment building next to a police station.

According to reports, 150 armed people stormed an apartment building inhabited by migrants in the port city of Durban from other parts of Africa. Those targeted were forced to jump from windows of the building in Albert Park.

Durban - Police in South Africa on Wednesday revised the number of people killed in apparent xenophobic violence in the port city of Durban on the weekend from three to two.

Reports Tuesday had said three foreign nationals had been killed when a mob of 150 armed people stormed an apartment building inhabited by migrants from other parts of Africa. Those targeted were forced to jump from windows of the building in Albert Park.

Police said a Zimbabwean and a Tanzanian fell to their deaths, while a 23-year-old Mozambican, initially reported dead, had survived the fall and was in a critical condition in hospital.

Durban  - Six months after violent xenophobic clashes in South Africa, renewed tensions between locals and foreigners were reported in the port city of Durban on Tuesday.

At least three people were killed in the Albert Park area at the weekend when a mob of around 150 locals carrying machetes and other weapons stormed apartment buildings inhabited by foreigners, forcing several to flee by jumping out of windows, according to police.

Durban - A storm warning was Tuesday issued in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province amid forecasts of further "ferocious storms" by as early as Friday, officials said.

Eighteen people were killed in a severe storm that struck the east coast province over the weekend, leaving what officials said was a "trail of destruction in its path."

Durban - Six months after violent xenophobic clashes in South Africa, renewed tensions between locals and foreigners were reported in the port city of Durban on Tuesday.

At least one person was killed and two seriously injured, The Mercury newspaper reported. Heavily-armed police were called in to intervene in a hostile confrontation involving locals and foreigners from other parts of Africa living in the area, the report said.

On Sunday, around two dozen people carrying machetes and other weapons stormed apartment buildings inhabited by foreigners, forcing several to flee by jumping out of windows.