Immigration
Immigrants shut their shops as copycat March and March protest held in Matatiele
“We are not xenophobic, we want to assist Home Affairs” says march organiser
Brief | 14 May 2026
Rights groups disappointed by Constitutional Court asylum ruling
Immigrant community leaders say the ruling that bars rejected asylum seekers from reapplying, may see people deported back to countries where they face danger
News | 13 May 2026
Constitutional Court rules asylum seekers once rejected cannot reapply
The majority judgment found that the Refugees Act is silent on reapplications and the court would come dangerously close to legislating if it allowed these
Law | 13 May 2026
Shops shut as anti-immigrant protesters march through Durban
Over 1,000 take part in March and March demonstration
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Brief | 6 May 2026
March and March protest turns ugly again
Protesters diverted from the agreed route and attacked immigrants
Brief | 30 April 2026
Lesotho starts amnesty process for nationals banned by South Africa
Lists to be sent to SA for approval
News | 29 April 2026
Pretoria disrupted by anti-immigrant march
March and March campaign expands from Durban
Text by Warren Mabona. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
Brief | 28 April 2026
Durban organisations come together to fight xenophobia
But dozens of shops were closed in the city centre as the March and March “clean-up” continued
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Brief | 23 April 2026
Refugee eviction case pushed to October
City of Cape Town and national government have applied to evict people living at the Wingfield and Bellville sites
News | 22 April 2026