Nearly four years after the UNHCR protests, Bellville camp asylum seekers choose unsanitary camp conditions rather than face xenophobia and crime
News | 12 May 2023
The building does not have toilets or electricity. But the refugees say it is better than Lindela Repatriation Centre
News | 28 April 2023
Most want to be repatriated to a third country, but authorities say this is impossible
News | 30 May 2022
Home Affairs warned the refugees to accept offers of assistance by the UNHCR or leave the sites, but the department has not enforced the demand
Brief | 3 May 2021
Parliament’s portfolio committee on Home Affairs to conduct oversight visit
News | 21 October 2020
Lawyers for Human Rights to host webinar on Friday
By Zoë Postman
News | 11 June 2020
“The refugee leadership gave me the assurance that they will vacate the church. They did not honour these commitments”
Brief | 13 March 2020
Motsoaledi tells MPs that the countries refugees want to go to are not ready to welcome them
News | 10 March 2020
Refugee leader says they remain “hopeful” that City will provide temporary shelter
Brief | 8 January 2020
“I came to South Africa thinking that l would find greener pastures but things haven’t been easy”
News | 18 December 2019
Smith says failure to do this will have dire consequences for the informal traders on Greenmarket Square
Brief | 18 December 2019
However, extradition law still protects their fundamental rights
Law | 6 December 2018
“The peace builders are trained to resolve conflicts between immigrants and local people”
News | 21 June 2018
“There is no way for me to better my life without having papers in this country”
News | 20 June 2018
“We would like to remind the mayor, that foreign nationals have no expectations to be provided free houses”
Brief | 1 August 2017
Children’s education could be affected
News | 21 April 2017