Immigration
Refugee Act amendments increase probability of unlawful detention, says report
Lawyers for Human Rights to host webinar on Friday
By Zoë Postman
News | 11 June 2020
Covid-19: Bank accused of freezing asylum seekers’ accounts during lockdown
Refugees can’t renew permits because offices are closed
News | 3 June 2020
Covid-19 pandemic leaves immigrants desperate for assistance
Thousands ask for food parcels
News | 27 May 2020
Immigrant spaza shop owners asked for “donations” to protect them from criminals
This is extortion, say police
News | 20 May 2020
Zimbabweans in SA welcome new service to send groceries home
“Mukuru Groceries has solved my problem” says mom whose children still live in Zimbabwe
News | 18 May 2020
Covid-19: Zimbabwean nationals ask to be repatriated
Consul General says the embassy is compiling a list of people willing to return to Zimbabwe
News | 22 April 2020
Covid-19: Lockdown affords homeless shelter in Louis Trichardt
Shelter came as a relief, says a 23-year-old, who used to sleep at a car wash
Brief | 20 April 2020
Police close immigrant-owned spaza shops “for their own safety”
“Police are only concentrating on road blocks” complains shop owner
News | 17 April 2020
Covid-19: Homeless, unemployed and stuck in South Africa
Limpopo moves people living on the streets into shelters
Brief | 8 April 2020