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...
A #South African perspective on the crucial contribution by #migrants at a local level.
Salamina Mahlangu Shares Thoughts on African Migrants
All the new Level 1 rules, including closing times for restaurants and visits to old-age homes
After two months of Alert Level 3, South Africa moved to Level 1 on Sunday evening. In his address to the nation on Sunday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the country has now clearly emerged from the second wave, with fewer than 10,000 new infections in the...
Rwandan opposition group coordinator in SA, Seif Bamporiki, killed in Cape Town
JOHANNESBURG - Rwanda opposition activist Seif Bamporiki has been shot dead in Cape Town. He was a member of the Rwanda National Congress and national organiser in South Africa. It’s alleged that the businessman, who sold beds, was called for a delivery in Nyanga on...