Immigration
Ethiopian immigrants’ long battle to be heard
Queues form from early morning at the Desmond Tutu Refugee Centre
By Zoë Postman and Ashraf Hendricks
Feature | 9 March 2018
Zimbabwean children repatriated
Court sides with Department of Social Development against parents
Brief | 7 March 2018
Informal gold miner shot dead and eight arrested
Security guards accused of corruption and double-crossing illegal miners
News | 7 March 2018
Court battle over Zimbabwean children in SA custody
Parents seek urgent interdict to stop deportation
News | 1 March 2018
Zimbabwean parent denied access to her child
Advocate says Department of Social Development has no right to keep the children from being with their families
News | 22 February 2018
Zimbabwean children held for three months by South African government
Kids aged between two and 12 taken into custody, no contact with parents
News | 14 February 2018
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