Immigration
Immigration activists launch detention hotline as calls for help increase
Lawyers for Human Rights say they deal with at least 10 to 15 calls per day
Brief | 22 March 2023
After 10 years of court battles, Home Affairs will open Cape Town refugee office
A refugee reception office is to officially open in Epping on Monday
News | 14 March 2023
Dismissed immigrant lecturers withdraw Labour Court case
Port Elizabeth TVET College agrees not to retrench them
Brief | 14 March 2023
After widespread looting in Delmas, immigrant shopkeepers struggle to open
Many shops still closed after looting during community protests last month
News | 1 March 2023
Dismissed immigrant lecturers refuse request to withdraw their court case
Labour Court in Gqeberha postpones case to 14 March
Brief | 22 February 2023
Asylum seekers fear arrest as delays mount
People have been struggling to renew their permits at Home Affairs in Musina since 2020
Brief | 20 February 2023
High Court declares sections of Refugees Act unconstitutional
The sections render asylum seekers “undocumented” if they do not renew visas within one month of expiry date
Law | 16 February 2023
Disabled immigrants evicted from Joburg building by Operation Dudula
“Everything was lost during the eviction. Now I sleep with my children in a room with many others” says mother
News | 16 February 2023
Operation Dudula and other latecomers to the ZEP litigation are muddying the waters
The court challenge to the termination of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit will be heard in April
Opinion | 15 February 2023