Smugglers and migrants: How SA’s border became a hot election issue
Musina – As night falls, a handful of South African soldiers slouch under a tent near a crocodile-infested pond... Read more
3 May, 2024
Elections 2024: What the major political parties say about immigration
We asked the major contestants of the 29 May elections about immigration. Illustration: Lisa Nelson By GroundUp Staff ... Read more
3 Apr, 2024
Ramaphosa hails draft work visa regulations as milestone for investment, job creation in SA
Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa sees the draft work visa regulations, including remote work and critical skills visas,... Read more
13 Feb, 2024
French court to rule on controversial immigration bill
Paris – France’s highest constitutional authority will on Thursday issue a keenly awaited verdict on whether an immigration bill... Read more
25 Jan, 2024
SA’s ‘staggering’ visa quagmire bogs down economy
Johannesburg – Tens of thousands of foreign executives, engineers and other key workers have endured a year-long wait for... Read more
17 Dec, 2023
SA’s immigration proposals are based on false claims, poor logic – experts
Loren B Landau, University of the Witwatersrand and Rebecca Walker, University of the Witwatersrand The South African government recently... Read more
24 Nov, 2023
Malaysian killer freed from Australian immigration detention – lawyer
Sydney – A Malaysian former bodyguard convicted in the 2006 murder of a Mongolian translator has been released after... Read more
13 Nov, 2023
WATCH | Motsoaledi’s plan for SA’s immigration laws
Cape Town – Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has announced a White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration, and Refugee Protection,... Read more
13 Nov, 2023
Concourt slaps Home Affairs minister with personal cost order
By Tania Broughton GroundUp Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi and Director-General Livhuwani Makhode must pay legal costs from... Read more
31 Oct, 2023
OpenAI chief granted Indonesia’s first golden visa
Jakarta — OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has been granted Indonesia’s first golden visa, officials said, as Southeast Asia’s... Read more
5 Sep, 2023
