South Africa: Fire At Wingfield Refugee Camp

Hundreds of refugees, who were already facing eviction, have lost their shelter Read more »

South Africa: Law Clinics Flooded As Home Affairs Blocks Asylum Seekers From the System

Refugee offices are still not processing new applications unless immigrants have a transit visa, despite a court ruling that this is unconstitutional Read more »

South Africa: Eviction Case for Hundreds of Refugees to Be Heard in April

Government has spent millions on Wingfield and Paint City camps since 2020 Read more »

South Africa: City of Cape Town to Evict Refugees Living At Two Emergency Housing Sites

About 160 refugees at Wingfield were among those who protested outside the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in 2019 Read more »

South Africa: New Border Control Plan Could Harm Asylum Seekers, Say Critics

The One-Stop Border Post Bill aims to speed up trade and travel, but critics say protection for immigrants is inadequate Read more »

South Africa: Court Declares Asylum 'Filtering' System Unconstitutional

People must be able to access asylum system even if they don't have valid transit visas Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Could Do Far More for Congolese Refugees

The long war in the Democratic Republic of Congo has displaced millions of people Read more »

South Africa: Refugees Evicted From UNHCR in 2023 Reduced to Eating Frogs

The families have been living in an old school building in Bronkhorstspruit for two years Read more »

South Africa: People Trying to Seek Asylum Should Not Be Deported, Court Hears

Human rights organisation wants Refugees Act amendments declared unconstitutional Read more »

South Africa: Operation Dudula's Victims Demand Justice

Litigation against the vigilante group started a year ago Read more »

South Africa: Refugees Wait Decades for Home Affairs to Recognise Their Families

Despite a 2019 court ruling on "family joining", spouses and children of asylum seekers are struggling to get documented Read more »