Immigration

Home Affairs ordered to re-open Cape Town refugee office

Supreme Court of Appeal gives department until March 2018

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News | 30 September 2017

Do immigrants “steal” jobs in South Africa? What the data tell us

Overall, immigration probably creates employment

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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”

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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

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News | 12 September 2017

Zimbabwe Exemption Permit will not be for new applicants

New permit is valid until end of 2021

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News | 8 September 2017

Children of immigrants born in SA can now get citizenship

High Court finds Department of Home Affairs refusal of citizenship to six people unconstitutional

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Law | 8 September 2017

Immigrants make Johannesburg a vibrant city, says rights organisation

Mayor Herman Mashaba’s attitude described as “very scary”

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News | 1 September 2017

Being a refugee and a lesbian is difficult, says Somali woman

“I felt like I was in a cage”

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Feature | 30 August 2017

Can imprisoned asylum seekers be deported?

What happens to a Somali refugee may give the answer

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Brief | 18 August 2017

Good news for Zimbabweans? Home Affairs says permits will be renewed

ZSPs will be renewable under certain conditions but it’s not yet clear what they are

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Brief | 4 August 2017

Zimbabweans protest for right to vote

Demonstrators outside the Zimbabwean consulate in Cape Town demanded their democratic rights

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Brief | 28 July 2017

Gay immigrants campaign for acceptance

Night of solidarity held for Cape Town immigrant and LGBTI community

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News | 28 July 2017

Catch 22 for refugee in prison

Somali denied parole as he is unable to renew documentation

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News | 26 July 2017

Asylum seekers will have to live near borders if Home Affairs has its way

But it will be easier for SADC residents to work in South Africa

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News | 25 July 2017

Zimbabweans battle cost and bureaucracy of repatriating dead loved ones

Returning a body home costs about R20,000

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News | 19 July 2017

Asylum seekers entitled to UIF

Court orders Department of Labour to pay out

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Law | 18 July 2017