Zimbabwe:   What Now for Zimbabweans?

GroundUp, 6 August 2013

89-year-old President Robert Mugabe, who has been in power since Zimbabwe gained its independence in 1980, is set to lead the country for yet another five years. Read more »

Zimbabwe:   Zimbabweans Among Thousands 'Suffering' in SA

SW Radio, 20 June 2013

As the international community marked World Refugee Day on Thursday, authorities in South Africa were being urged to end the suffering of thousands of foreigners facing abuse… Read more »

South Africa:   Cape Town's Asylum Seekers Struggle to Get Documented

UNIRIN, 16 May 2013

When Jean Baptiste*, a medical student from Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), arrived in South Africa in September 2012, he headed straight for Cape Town,… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   Zim Asylum Seekers Face 'Hostility' in SA

SW Radio, 12 April 2013

Zimbabwean asylum seekers are said to be facing increasing hostility across the border in South Africa, where the authorities are accused of re-implementing 'draconian' immigration… Read more »

Africa:   Asylum Seekers Struggle As FNB Freezes Their Accounts

GroundUp, 5 December 2012

Asylum seekers in Cape Town are struggling because their First National Bank (FNB) accounts have been frozen. The bank insists on seeing unexpired asylum documents every three to… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   South Africa Govt Facing Contempt Charges Over Refugee Office Closures

SW Radio, 23 November 2012

The South African government could soon face being charged with contempt of court, as part of an ongoing battle by human rights groups to stop the closure of refugee reception… Read more »

South Africa:   Zimbabwean Lays Complaint With Police Against Home Affairs Official

GroundUp, 24 October 2012

A 25 years old asylum seeker lodged a complaint of bribery with the police against a Cape Town Foreshore Home Affairs official last week. Read more »

South Africa:   Asylum Seekers Complain to Human Rights Commission About Home Affairs

GroundUp, 3 October 2012

About eighty asylum seekers have launched a complaint with the South African Rights Commission (SAHRC) against the Department of Home Affairs. Read more »

South Africa:   Zimbabweans' Refugee Status Applications Being Refused, Says PASSOP

West Cape News, 8 August 2012

The Department of Home Affairs' refugee status determination Officials need rigorous training to grasp what factors cause people to seek asylum in South Africa says refugee rights… Read more »

South Africa:   Refugee Office Shuts Doors, Unhinges Hopes

RNW Africa, 6 July 2012

On 1 July, Cape Town's Refugee Reception Office (RRO) officially closed its doors. Because that day fell on a weekend, by 29 June thousands of undocumented migrants were doused in… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   Fate of Asylum Seeker Unclear After Second Deportation Threat

SW Radio, 5 July 2012

The fate of a Zimbabwean asylum seeker, who was facing possible deportation from the UK on Wednesday, was unclear on Thursday with high concern about his wellbeing. Read more »

South Africa:   Asylum-Seekers Resort to Border Jumping

UNIRIN, 9 February 2012

At the Beitbridge border post between Zimbabwe and South Africa, asylum-seekers from all over the continent used to jostle with Zimbabwean migrants to gain entry into a country… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   Mohadi Raises Hopes for Zim Permit Extension in SA

SW Radio, 26 January 2012

Zimbabwe's co-Minister of Home Affairs, Kembo Mohadi has raised hopes that more Zim citizens could get permits in South Africa, after stating that he could reengage his… Read more »