Immigration
Judge to oversee plan to re-open Cape Town Refugee Reception Office
Court rules Home Affairs must provide monthly progress reports
Brief | 18 May 2021
Judge proposes plan to speed up re-opening of Refugee Office
Home Affairs plans to open centre by April next year but judge Alma de Wet criticises delay
News | 12 May 2021
Mayor fails to produce evidence that “foreigners” are behind Gqeberha land occupations
Mayor Nqaba Bhanga has been criticised by civil society for placing immigrants’ lives at risk by making unsubstantiated inflammatory comments
News | 6 May 2021
Home Affairs implements online renewal for asylum seekers
The aim is to provide an extension of visa service without risking exposure to Covid-19
Brief | 6 May 2021
Cape Town refugee sites to stay open longer after Home Affairs backtrack
Home Affairs warned the refugees to accept offers of assistance by the UNHCR or leave the sites, but the department has not enforced the demand
Brief | 3 May 2021
Gay refugees denied asylum by Home Affairs bigotry - report
Organisations analysed letters denying LGBTI applicants refugee status
News | 30 April 2021
New attempt to force Home Affairs to obey court orders
Asylum seekers have struggled with documents since 2012 when Home Affairs closed its Cape Town refugee office
News | 20 April 2021
Refugee protest leaders deported
Remaining protesters given a choice: reintegrate or repatriate
News | 19 April 2021
Neighbour pays rent for family, saving them from eviction … for now
Couple lost their jobs at the start of the Covid-19 lockdown and have not been able to find permanent work since
News | 15 April 2021