Immigration

Immigrant workers face dismissal after winning CCMA case

CCMA ruled that M&N Waste must pay minimum wage, now workers have been suspended

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Brief | 11 April 2025

South Africa could do far more for Congolese refugees

The long war in the Democratic Republic of Congo has displaced millions of people

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Opinion | 10 April 2025

Judge puts an end to a lifetime of statelessness for 36-year-old

Department of Home Affairs must issue Primrose Modisane with an ID, court rules

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Law | 7 April 2025

Immigration Advisory Board appointed for the first time in a decade, says Schreiber

13-member Board will be advising the Home Affairs minister on matters relating to immigration policy, strategy, and implementation

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Brief | 4 April 2025

A thriving black market for medicines has emerged in Joburg

Immigrants shunned by clinics resort to buying unregulated medicines from illegal vendors

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News | 31 March 2025

Refugees evicted from UNHCR in 2023 reduced to eating frogs

The families have been living in an old school building in Bronkhorstspruit for two years

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News | 26 March 2025

Asylum seekers face arrest while they battle broken system

Refugees without valid visas are blocked from applying for asylum

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News | 18 March 2025

Immigrant spaza shop owners battle to meet registration deadline

Problems with documents from Home Affairs affect shop owners’ ability to comply with President Ramaphosa’s announcement about food outlets

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News | 7 March 2025

People trying to seek asylum should not be deported, court hears

Human rights organisation wants Refugees Act amendments declared unconstitutional

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Law | 28 February 2025

Operation Dudula’s victims demand justice

Litigation against the vigilante group started a year ago

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News | 26 February 2025

Refugees wait decades for Home Affairs to recognise their families

Despite a 2019 court ruling on “family joining”, spouses and children of asylum seekers are struggling to get documented

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News | 25 February 2025

Parliament urged to pass law on detention of immigrants

Bill hailed as “progressive” by COSATU, but other organisations say it doesn’t go far enough

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News | 20 February 2025

Makana’s immigrant-owned spaza shops remain closed

Makana authorities shut the shops two weeks ago citing violations of various regulations

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Brief | 12 December 2024

Spaza shop landlords shocked by R2,200 permit fee

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is scrambling to legalise residential based enterprises

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Brief | 25 November 2024

Targeting immigrant spaza shops is unconstitutional, warns activist

The focus should instead be on holding government accountable for ensuring food safety at all stores

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News | 20 November 2024

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor targets immigrant-owned spaza shops

“These are politically motivated actions against us. There are many more pressing issues facing this city.”

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Brief | 13 November 2024