Immigration

“People put borders in their hearts, that’s where xenophobia comes from”

Immigrant and South African women celebrate Africa Day together

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News | 29 May 2023

“Stop the rot”: Court interdict sought against Operation Dudula

Immigrant organisations also seek to stop police tolerance and “collusion” with the anti-immigrant movement

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News | 25 May 2023

Long delays at Home Affairs mean refugees are missing out on social grants

Legal Resources Centre says these delays are “incredibly worrying”

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News | 19 May 2023

Refugees say they fear death if they return to local communities

Nearly four years after the UNHCR protests, Bellville camp asylum seekers choose unsanitary camp conditions rather than face xenophobia and crime

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News | 12 May 2023

Refugees evicted from UNHCR offices find shelter in an old school

The building does not have toilets or electricity. But the refugees say it is better than Lindela Repatriation Centre

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News | 28 April 2023

Refugees evicted from UNHCR offices in Pretoria

UN refugee agency expresses relief that the operation was carried peacefully

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News | 21 April 2023

Families camped outside UNHCR offices in Pretoria face eviction

Deadlock with police as refugees refuse to leave

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News | 19 April 2023

Returning refugees swell numbers at Wingfield camp, with no solution in sight

Families refuse to return to communities in Cape Town or to go back to their countries of origin

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News | 19 April 2023