Migrants

Migrants in SA’s economic powerhouse often go hungry: the drivers and what can be done about it

Adrino Mazenda, University of Pretoria; Catherine Althaus, UNSW Sydney, and Massimiliano Tani, UNSW Sydney About 281 million people globally... Read more

26 Jun

WATCH | Filthy rooms, fake landlords — 90 undocumented migrants found in Houghton mansion

Johannesburg – In a coordinated raid on Wednesday night, Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officers and Public Safety officials uncovered... Read more

19 Jun

Migrant traders play a key role in SA tourism: it’s time policy makers protected them

Alicia Fourie, University of Pretoria; Andrea Saayman, North-West University, and Derick Blaauw, North-West University Street traders play an important... Read more

10 Feb

African migrants can drive growth in their home countries – but three barriers stand in the way

Franzisca Zanker, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute and Amanda Bisong, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam The idea that migration is closely linked to... Read more

5 Dec, 2024

Italian PM hails ‘courageous’ Albania migrant deal

Rome — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday hailed a controversial deal to send migrants for processing in... Read more

15 Oct, 2024

‘We don’t want to die here’: Sierra Leone migrants trapped in Lebanon

Freetown – When an Israeli air strike killed her employer and destroyed nearly everything she owned in southern Lebanon,... Read more

4 Oct, 2024

Six migrants killed by Mexican soldiers during highway chase

Tuxtla Gutiérrez — Soldiers chasing suspicious vehicles on a highway in Mexico opened fire and killed six migrants, the... Read more

3 Oct, 2024

Cape Town museum offers a window into life as a migrant worker under apartheid

A bedroom in Hostel 33, the last apartheid migrant labour hostel in Cape Town. Photos: Mary-Anne Gontsana By Mary-Anne... Read more

2 Oct, 2024

Senegal’s president vows to hunt down traffickers

Dakar – Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Wednesday vowed to “relentlessly track down” migrant traffickers a day after... Read more

12 Sep, 2024

Libya repatriates 369 Nigeria and Mali migrants

Libya — Libya repatriated Tuesday 369 irregular migrants to their home countries Nigeria and Mali, including more than one... Read more

30 Jul, 2024