Countries Hospital denies 15-year-old Zimbabwean girl a transplant – report Cape Town – Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital is reportedly at the centre of a heated legal battle after... Read more 16 Apr
Countries Only targeting immigrant spaza shops is unconstitutional, warns human rights activist A group of about 100 people gathered at the Tsheseng shopping complex in Phuthaditjhaba, Free State, with the intention... Read more 21 Nov, 2024
Countries Nelson Mandela Bay mayor targets immigrant-owned spaza shops The newly-appointed mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay Babalwa Lobishe has started her term of office by targeting immigrant-owned spaza... Read more 14 Nov, 2024
Countries Mashaba backs R52m deportation spend, calls for tougher penalties Cape Town – ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba says he supports the Department of Home Affairs’ spending on deporting illegal immigrants... Read more 24 Oct, 2024
Countries 25 killed, dozens missing in migrant wreck off Mauritania: IOM Mauritania — At least 25 migrants have died and dozens are missing after their boat capsized off Mauritania, the... Read more 25 Jul, 2024
Countries Two suspects arrested for human trafficking in Limpopo Cape Town — South African Police Services (SAPS) in Limpopo have been credited for apprehending and arrested two foreign... Read more 1 Mar, 2024
Countries ‘Xenophobic’ Makhubela should not be part of Joburg fire inquiry – activists Activists picketed outside the hearing of the Commission of Inquiry into the Albert Street fire, calling for better housing.... Read more 6 Dec, 2023
Countries Immigrants held in cells for four weeks after police raid on restaurant Two immigrants say they have been left traumatised after being “unlawfully” detained at the Mowbray Police Station, Cape Town... Read more 17 Aug, 2023
Countries Zimbabwean migrants: SA’s anti-immigrant sentiments are hindering policy reform Alan Hirsch, University of Cape Town The South African Minister of Home Affairs, Aaron Motsoaledi, recently lost a court... Read more 25 Jul, 2023
Countries Immigrants in Diepsloot say they are scapegoats for crime Ethiopian shop owners in Diepsloot say they are targeted for extortion by people in the community, and by police.... Read more 10 Jul, 2023