Immigration

Police shut down immigrant shops

We use the shop to survive because we are both jobless, says shopkeeper

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News | 8 January 2018

Cape Town refugee centre must be opened by end of March

Constitutional Court rejects Home Affairs application for leave

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Brief | 15 December 2017

Zimbabwean’s endless temporary permit renewal nightmare

In eight years Althea Roberts has had 21 extensions to her asylum seeker permit

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News | 24 November 2017

Congolese picket US Consulate in Cape Town

Protesters want the US to take a tough stance against President Kabila

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Brief | 10 November 2017

Immigrant held for ransom at the border

Malawian man tells mysterious story of bus passengers kidnapped crossing into South Africa and forced to pay R2,500 to be released

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News | 13 October 2017

Man terrorized for renting shop to a Somali

Xenophobic Duduza residents “ban” Somali, Pakistani, Ethiopian, Bangladeshi and Eritrean residents from owning shops

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News | 11 October 2017

Zimbabweans battle with VFS’s application system

Elderly people with little computer know-how are becoming desperate

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News | 9 October 2017

Asylum seekers fear being returned to Zimbabwe

Zimbabweans worry about withdrawal of refugee status

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News | 3 October 2017

Court decision a victory for asylum seekers

Home Affairs director-general used his power unlawfully

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Law | 3 October 2017

Home Affairs ordered to re-open Cape Town refugee office

Supreme Court of Appeal gives department until March 2018

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News | 30 September 2017

Do immigrants “steal” jobs in South Africa? What the data tell us

Overall, immigration probably creates employment

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Analysis | 18 September 2017

How beer is smuggled across the border and sold in Springs

“This is real Zimbabwe beer, a sweet memory of home”

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News | 15 September 2017

Refugee children miss school to renew asylum permits

“My mom says I should be strong, but my feet always hurt from standing in the long queues” - grade 4 child

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News | 12 September 2017

Zimbabwe Exemption Permit will not be for new applicants

New permit is valid until end of 2021

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News | 8 September 2017

Children of immigrants born in SA can now get citizenship

High Court finds Department of Home Affairs refusal of citizenship to six people unconstitutional

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Law | 8 September 2017

Immigrants make Johannesburg a vibrant city, says rights organisation

Mayor Herman Mashaba’s attitude described as “very scary”

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News | 1 September 2017