Immigration
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
In photos: Fire at Wingfield refugee camp
Hundreds of refugees, who were already facing eviction, have lost their shelter
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Brenton Geach.
Photo Essay | 6 November 2025
Call to scrap passports between Lesotho and SA
Lesotho’s opposition Basotho Action Party has launched a campaign to ease cross-border travel using national identity cards
News | 23 October 2025
Death toll rises from Makhado bus crash
Relatives gather to identify the bodies of the dead
News | 21 October 2025
Law clinics flooded as Home Affairs blocks asylum seekers from the system
Refugee offices are still not processing new applications unless immigrants have a transit visa, despite a court ruling that this is unconstitutional
By Zora Hollie
News | 15 October 2025
Eviction case for hundreds of refugees to be heard in April
Government has spent millions on Wingfield and Paint City camps since 2020
Brief | 13 October 2025
Lesotho permit: A lifeline for Basotho workers facing collapse of textile industry
Announcement comes weeks after hundreds of undocumented workers were arrested in SA
News | 11 October 2025
Zimbabwe and Lesotho permits extended to May 2027
Helen Suzman Foundation urges Home Affairs minister to fast-track talks with the public over the future of the permits
Brief | 9 October 2025
Lesufi’s office fails to back up his claim about immigrants
The Gauteng Premier vowed to destroy informal settlements, claiming that most of their residents are undocumented immigrants
News | 11 September 2025