Immigration
Immigrant-owned shop saved by residents, later looted
Owner says this is the fourth time since 2007 he has had to flee. Police stretched to the limit
Brief | 12 April 2019
Eastern Cape immigrant shop owners say they pay for protection from “xenophobia”
Last week immigrant-owned shops in Cofimvaba were shut down for a day by SANCO
News | 12 April 2019
Immigrants fear for their lives in Durban
Municipality dismantles tents and sends displaced foreign nationals back to their homes
By Musa Binda
News | 3 April 2019
Immigrants robbed and forced to sleep outside in Durban
Victims of latest xenophobic violence blame electioneering by politicians
By Musa Binda
News | 28 March 2019
Asylum seeker battles because of Home Affairs’ spelling mistake
Refugee Yanke Tonga Gillis says he has tried unsuccessfully to get the spelling of his name corrected
Brief | 25 March 2019
Refugee children turned away by Cape schools
Immigrant parents battle red tape to get their kids in school
News | 22 March 2019
Protesters extort cash and goods from immigrant shopkeepers
“I always give them two litres of paraffin for burning tyres during protests”
News | 21 March 2019
SANDF refuses to re-accommodate immigrants it evicted in Marievale
“They want to break my family apart,” says evictee
News | 14 March 2019
Zimbabweans in Limpopo village fear for their future
Police said to have been given an ultimatum by local group to evict all undocumented Zimbabweans
News | 13 March 2019