South Africa: Opposition Calls to Save Cape Town Refugee Offices
The country's major opposition Democratic Alliance and other rights organisation marched to Parliament to prevent the imminent closure of the Cape Town Refugee Reception Office .
DA Calls On Motlanthe to Halt Closure of Refugee Reception Offices
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South Africa:
World Refugee Day Commemorated
BuaNews, 20 June 2012
World Refugee Day is an opportunity to remember and pay tribute to those who have been uprooted in the world, says United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Regional… Read more »
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South Africa:
DA Calls On Motlanthe to Halt Closure of Refugee Reception Offices
West Cape News, 20 June 2012
While refugee rights organisations marched to Parliament, the Democratic Alliance (DA) today called on Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe to prevent the imminent closure of the… Read more »
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South Africa:
Refugees - Business and Unions Agree
West Cape News, 20 June 2012
Some unions were urging employers engaged in cutbacks to retrench refugees before retrenching South African employees said the Cape Chamber of Commerce (CCC) today. Read more »
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South Africa:
Home Affairs Denies Refugee 'Riot'
SAPA, 5 June 2012
There was no riot at the Lindela Repatriation Centre outside Krugersdorp, the department of home affairs said on Tuesday. Read more »
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South Africa:
Maitland Refugee Reception Office to Close Its Doors
BuaNews, 5 June 2012
The Maitland Refugee Reception Office in Cape Town will close at the end of the month, the Department of Home Affairs has announced. Read more »
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South Africa:
Security Sector Tightens on Immigrants
West Cape News, 30 May 2012
Refugees who have found employment in the booming security industry say the Private Security Industry and Regulation Authority (Psira) is pushing them out of the sector. Read more »
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South Africa:
Refugee Office Set to Move Again
West Cape News, 14 May 2012
It seems likely that the Home Affairs' Refugee Reception Office, which sees thousands of refugees and asylum seekers seeking to apply for or renew their existing permits, will have… Read more »
