August 19
South Africa: Judge Slams Lawyers Who Preyed On Refugees
Attorneys and advocate who did "a cut and paste job" for clients ordered to pay the costs from their own pockets Read more »
July 18
South Africa: Asylum Seekers Fear Arrest but Can't Access Documents
Lawyers for Human Rights takes this issue to the Constitutional Court next month. Read more »
July 12, 2023
South Africa: Refugees Face 'No Hope' Service From Home Affairs
Dozens queue, but the reception office in Gqeberha only serves 15 asylum seekers a day Read more »
May 19, 2023
South Africa: Long Delays At Home Affairs Mean Refugees Are Missing Out On Social Grants
Legal Resources Centre says these delays are "incredibly worrying" Read more »
May 12, 2023
South Africa: Refugees Say They Fear Death If They Return to Local Communities
Nearly four years after the UNHCR protests, Bellville camp asylum seekers choose unsanitary camp conditions rather than face xenophobia and crime Read more »
April 28, 2023
South Africa: Refugees Evicted From UNHCR Offices Find Shelter in an Old School
The building does not have toilets or electricity. But the refugees say it is better than Lindela Repatriation Centre Read more »
April 21, 2023
South Africa: Refugees Evicted From UNHCR Offices in Pretoria
UN refugee agency expresses relief that the operation was carried peacefully Read more »
April 19, 2023
South Africa: Returning Refugees Swell Numbers At Wingfield Camp, With No Solution in Sight
Families refuse to return to communities in Cape Town or to go back to their countries of origin Read more »
April 04, 2023
South Africa: Living Conditions At 'Transit Camp' in Ethekwini Municipality Are Inhumane, Say Residents
Camp was intended as temporary housing but 11 years later, many families are still there Read more »
March 22, 2023
South Africa: Refugee Organisations in South Africa Encouraged to Speak With One Voice
South Africa Refugee-Led Network celebrated Human Rights Day on Tuesday Read more »
February 20, 2023
South Africa: Asylum Seekers Fear Arrest As Delays Mount
People have been struggling to renew their permits at Home Affairs in Musina since 2020 Read more »
February 03, 2023
South Africa: Here's What the Zimbabwean Embassy Says About the Expiry of the ZEP
The ambassador encouraged voluntary repatriation. But he also criticised the way Zimbabweans are being denied public services in South Africa. Read more »
February 01, 2023
South Africa: Anti-Immigration Group Operation Dudula Accused of Targeting Children
Asked to comment, spokesperson swears at GroundUp reporter and slams down phone Read more »