Immigration
Rights organisations criticise proposed refugee law
Scalabrini warns that adopting the First Safe Country Principle could erode refugee protection and disproportionately affect African asylum seekers
Law | 2 February 2026
Call to scrap “apartheid-era” passport control with Lesotho
A human rights organisation has petitioned South Africa’s Parliament to scrap passports at Lesotho borders
Brief | 29 January 2026
Anti-immigrant protests erupt at Durban school
Education department rejects claims that immigrants are given preference
Brief | 22 January 2026
Showdown outside Durban school over places for immigrant children
But it appears overcrowding is the main reason why children – both South Africans and immigrants – have not been placed
Brief | 14 January 2026
Why people from Lesotho cross the border illegally
Document offices across the country overwhelmed over the festive season with long queues
News | 12 January 2026
Clinic staff are extorting immigrants to access life-saving medicines
Immigrants say they are being charged for ARVs, chronic medication and baby immunisations at some Gauteng clinics
News | 10 December 2025
Operation Dudula blocks access to clinics, violating court order
Witness testimony plus a visit by GroundUp to clinics confirms this. Clinic security guards are also blocking access to immigrants.
Feature | 24 November 2025
In photos: Wynberg main road — a safe haven for immigrant families
People from the diaspora call this old part of Cape Town home
Photo Essay | 21 November 2025
After the fire: Wingfield refugees wish to stay put
A refugee group, left homeless after their tent burnt down, still intend to oppose their eviction that will be heard in court next year
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Brief | 7 November 2025