Collective amnesia as articulated by Eduardo Hughes Galeano allows short memory of past events, so as to perpetrate negative notions of existence of certain phenomenon. In the past few days in Durban, Foundation for Human Rights (FHR) has observed current media...
ADF MOURNS KING GOODWILL ZWELITHINI
The African Diaspora Forum, the umbrella body of 35 migrants and refugees organizations in South Africa, conveys its heartfelt condolences on the passing on of King Goodwill Zwelithini. The province of KwaZulu-Natal is home to several migrants and refugees from all...
Durban attacks worry SAHRC
Article from Sunday Times Daily The SA Human Rights Commission says it is “deeply concerned” over violent attacks on foreign vendors in Durban that left several people injured and traumatised over the past two days. Police and metro police responded to violent clashes...
Home Affairs claims it will fast-track 68-year backlog in refugee applications in four years
By Tariro Washinyira The UNHCR and Home Affairs have announced a US$9.6-million asylum seeker backlog project. On Monday, the Department of Home Affairs, the Refugee Appeals Authority and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) launched a...
“Most of our members are at Nkandla”: MK veterans say they’re not behind Sunday’s attacks on immigrants
Witnesses say two traders were killed at Durban market and several injured The uMkhonto Wesizwe Military Veterans (MKMVA) has distanced itself from attacks on immigrant traders in Durban on Sunday which left two people dead according to witnesses. MKMVA KwaZulu-Natal...
Covid-19 leaves immigrants desperate for help with food
8,000 families have turned to Zimbabwean embassy for assistance Zimbabwean relief organisations in South Africa say immigrants are still battling to apply for the special Covid-19 R350-a-month grant. The grant was extended to cover immigrants in June last year. The...
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UN says 15 Europe-bound migrants die at sea off Libya
By SAMY MAGDY CAIRO (AP) — At least 15 Africans drowned when their boat capsized Sunday off Libya, a U.N. spokeswoman said, the second shipwreck involving migrants seeking a better life in Europe in just over a week. Safa Msehli, a spokesman for the International...