# KwaZulu-Natal premier, Thamsanqa Ntuli, has strongly condemned the brutal murder of a Malawian foreign national and the assault of two other individuals following a suspected xenophobic attack in the JikaJoe Informal Settlement in Pietermaritzburg on Friday. Government spokesperson, Lindelani Mbatha says protesters were marching against foreign nationals in the area. Following the conclusion of the march, a group reportedly broke away and proceeded to the Jika Joe Informal Settlement, where a Malawian foreign national was killed and two others seriously injured.
KZN premier condemns the murder of Malawian foreign national in Pietermaritzburg