Immigration
Immigrant held for ransom at the border
Malawian man tells mysterious story of bus passengers kidnapped crossing into South Africa and forced to pay R2,500 to be released
News | 13 October 2017
Man terrorized for renting shop to a Somali
Xenophobic Duduza residents “ban” Somali, Pakistani, Ethiopian, Bangladeshi and Eritrean residents from owning shops
News | 11 October 2017
Zimbabweans battle with VFS’s application system
Elderly people with little computer know-how are becoming desperate
News | 9 October 2017
Asylum seekers fear being returned to Zimbabwe
Zimbabweans worry about withdrawal of refugee status
News | 3 October 2017
Court decision a victory for asylum seekers
Home Affairs director-general used his power unlawfully
Law | 3 October 2017
Home Affairs ordered to re-open Cape Town refugee office
Supreme Court of Appeal gives department until March 2018
News | 30 September 2017
Do immigrants “steal” jobs in South Africa? What the data tell us
Overall, immigration probably creates employment
Analysis | 18 September 2017
How beer is smuggled across the border and sold in Springs
“This is real Zimbabwe beer, a sweet memory of home”
News | 15 September 2017
Refugee children miss school to renew asylum permits
“My mom says I should be strong, but my feet always hurt from standing in the long queues” - grade 4 child
News | 12 September 2017