Immigration
Home Affairs has backlog of 140,000 refugee status appeals
Official admits to rampant corruption at refugee centres
By Zoë Postman
News | 9 February 2018
96% of refugee applications are refused, say lawyers
Home Affairs is “institutionally xenophobic”, Human Rights Commission told
By Zoë Postman
News | 8 February 2018
Home Affairs extends deadline for new Zimbabwe Exemption Permit
Applicants have until 15 February to complete the process
Brief | 1 February 2018
New refugee offices for Cape Town
Meanwhile refugees don’t have enough toilets at current offices
News | 30 January 2018
Zimbabweans in SA tied up in red tape as permit deadline approaches
Applicants for permits are rejected if they do not have a valid Zimbabwean passport, even if they’ve applied for one
News | 23 January 2018
Police shut down immigrant shops
We use the shop to survive because we are both jobless, says shopkeeper
By Vincent Lali
News | 8 January 2018
Cape Town refugee centre must be opened by end of March
Constitutional Court rejects Home Affairs application for leave
Brief | 15 December 2017
Zimbabwean’s endless temporary permit renewal nightmare
In eight years Althea Roberts has had 21 extensions to her asylum seeker permit
News | 24 November 2017
Congolese picket US Consulate in Cape Town
Protesters want the US to take a tough stance against President Kabila
Brief | 10 November 2017