Immigration

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Asylum seekers may apply for Covid-19 relief grant

Pretoria High Court rules against the Minister of Social Development

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Brief | 19 June 2020

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Asylum seeker with spinal cord injury faces eviction from his shack

Markus Nyoni can no longer pay his rent because of the Covid-19 pandemic

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News | 12 June 2020

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Refugee Act amendments increase probability of unlawful detention, says report

Lawyers for Human Rights to host webinar on Friday

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News | 11 June 2020

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Covid-19: Bank accused of freezing asylum seekers’ accounts during lockdown

Refugees can’t renew permits because offices are closed

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News | 3 June 2020

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Covid-19 pandemic leaves immigrants desperate for assistance

Thousands ask for food parcels

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News | 27 May 2020

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Immigrant spaza shop owners asked for “donations” to protect them from criminals

This is extortion, say police

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News | 20 May 2020

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Zimbabweans in SA welcome new service to send groceries home

“Mukuru Groceries has solved my problem” says mom whose children still live in Zimbabwe

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News | 18 May 2020

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Covid-19: Zimbabwean nationals ask to be repatriated

Consul General says the embassy is compiling a list of people willing to return to Zimbabwe

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News | 22 April 2020

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Covid-19: Lockdown affords homeless shelter in Louis Trichardt

Shelter came as a relief, says a 23-year-old, who used to sleep at a car wash

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Brief | 20 April 2020

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Police close immigrant-owned spaza shops “for their own safety”

“Police are only concentrating on road blocks” complains shop owner

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News | 17 April 2020

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Covid-19: Homeless, unemployed and stuck in South Africa

Limpopo moves people living on the streets into shelters

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Brief | 8 April 2020

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Covid-19: City of Cape Town and national government bicker over housing of refugees

City claims Bellville site is not compliant with anti-virus regulations

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News | 8 April 2020

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After the storm: protesting refugees settle in to marquee life

No city, province, or national officials at site

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News | 3 April 2020

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Police end five-month long occupation of Cape Town church

Protesting refugees moved to Bellville site

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News | 2 April 2020

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Covid-19: Police shut immigrant-owned spaza shops after Minister’s xenophobic statement

Open shops for us to buy locally and obey lockdown, say township residents

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News | 27 March 2020

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Ethiopian shop owners in Diepsloot say police are stealing their goods and cash during raids

Police are terrorising us, says shopowner

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News | 9 March 2020