Immigration
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
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