Immigration
“Our blood does not want to be spilled in the land of South Africa”
Refugees respond to UNHCR media statements
Text by Madison Yauger. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Photo Essay | 26 October 2019
Children of immigrants must be in school, says Minister of Home Affairs
“Send them to school. We’ll look at the documentation later”
News | 23 October 2019
Asylum seeker wins right to marry
The Supreme Court of Appeal has declared Home Affairs’s prohibition on asylum seekers marrying unconstitutional
Law | 21 October 2019
Dan Plato addresses refugees camped outside the UNHCR
Over 200 people are sleeping rough in a protest that has no end in sight
By Ashraf Hendricks and Madison Yauger
News | 18 October 2019
Hundreds join refugee protest outside UNHCR
The week-long sit-in by asylum seekers keeps growing
News | 15 October 2019
Taxi associations accused of terrorising immigrants in Pretoria
Men beaten up, accused of drug dealing
News | 14 October 2019
Protesters camp outside UNHCR offices
“I don’t want to be in a country where I am attacked, beaten up and reminded every minute that I do not belong here”
News | 9 October 2019
Refugees accuse UNHCR of incompetence
“I am here to demand that UNHCR confront Home Affairs on our behalf”
Brief | 8 October 2019
Angolan former refugees face uncertain future
Special permits expire at the end of 2021
News | 1 October 2019