Immigration
New Zimbabwe permit court showdown looming
At the heart of the matter is the question of whether the minister or Parliament can change the status of the permit
Law | 7 June 2025
Judge slams Home Affairs for “unintelligible, illogical babble” in gay case
Immigration official rejected the asylum application of a man from Chad who was imprisoned solely for homosexuality
Law | 4 June 2025
They escaped with their lives. Now they’ve been arrested
Immigration officers arrest more than 100 Zimbabweans seeking shelter after xenophobic attacks
Brief | 3 June 2025
New play challenges xenophobia
Graveland is running at the Market Theatre until Sunday, 1 June
Text by Jan Bornman. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
News | 31 May 2025
Africa Day march calls for an end to tyranny
Activists condemn dictatorships, xenophobia and genocide
Brief | 26 May 2025
Court declares asylum “filtering” system unconstitutional
People must be able to access asylum system even if they don’t have valid transit visas
Law | 16 May 2025
Supreme Court of Appeal hears Zimbabwean permit case
Home Affairs is appealing an interdict protecting ZEP holders
By Jan Bornman
News | 12 May 2025
Immigrant workers face dismissal after winning CCMA case
CCMA ruled that M&N Waste must pay minimum wage, now workers have been suspended
Brief | 11 April 2025
South Africa could do far more for Congolese refugees
The long war in the Democratic Republic of Congo has displaced millions of people
By Nick Fabré
Opinion | 10 April 2025