THE death toll in two weeks of anti-foreigner violence in South Africa has reached 50, police said yesterday, as thousands displaced by the violence coped with rain and cool temperatures.

The death toll in two weeks of anti-foreigner violence in South Africa has reached 50, police said today, as thousands displaced by the violence coped with rain and cool temperatures.

A soldier helping police quell violence against foreigners in South Africa shot and killed a man, the defence force said today.

Police fired rubber bullets and made arrests today amid outbursts of anti-foreigner violence in and around Johannesburg, and said the death toll had reached 22.