African migrants with long-standing roots in South Africa (SA) are fleeing a wave of attacks that has left many feeling increasingly unsafe in communities they have called home for years.

Among those affected is 33-year-old Princess Adjei, who opened a hair salon in downtown Durban in November.

She has lived in SA since arriving from Ghana as a toddler, completed her schooling locally, speaks Zulu, and had long considered SA her only home.

Her salon was looted during the recent violence, deepening her sense of insecurity and displacement.

–Channel Africa–