Immigration
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
Eviction hearing looms for refugees in Bellville camp
The refugees have rejected repatriation to home countries or returning to South African communities
News | 15 August 2025