Foreign nationals
Refugees protesting in CT given 2 weeks to reintegrate or repatriate
On Monday, Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced that 41 people including the so-called ring leaders Aline Bukuru and Papy Sukami were deported two...
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FACT CHECK: MP claims 70% of informal economy ‘in hands of non-citizens’
In response to the president’s State of the Nation Address, a member of Parliament questioned why most of South Africa’s informal economy is “in the hands of non-citizens”. Africa Check takes a closer look at this claim.
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FACT CHECK: Does SA really have 15 million illegal migrants?
Africa Check takes another look at the claim which has resurfaced stating that there are 15 million illegal migrants in South Africa.
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SAHRC condemns ongoing attacks on foreign nationals in Durban CBD
At least two men were left critically injured and hospitalised after a group of unknown suspects attacked informal traders in the city on Monday.
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Foreign nationals working in Durban living in fear again after shops looted
Foreign nationals working and living in Durban fear that they will be attacked again after their businesses were looted and torched during a protest on Monday.
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FACT CHECK: Mboweni claim that almost 100% of SA's restaurant staff are foreign
Africa Check takes a closer look at the claim made by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni that close to 100% of restaurant workers in South Africa are foreign.
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WC High Court rules certain provisions of Refugees Act must be suspended
These govern the return of asylum seekers back to their home country because they're merely a month late in renewing a visa.
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FACT CHECK: Are there really 15 mln ‘undocumented foreigners’ in South Africa?
Africa Check takes a closer look at this recent claim by South African politician and businessperson Herman Mashaba.
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SA truck drivers’ forum: Foreign nationals should not be hired as truck drivers
There's been a spate of violence on trucks where at least 29 of them were targeted in the past week allegedly in protest to the employment of foreign nationals in the sector.
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CoCT takes Public Works to task over living conditions at Bellville refugee site
The foreigners were being sheltered at two facilities after being moved there in April from the city centre.
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Foreign nationals living at govt camp in CT reject deportation plans
The Home Affairs Department said that it had started the process of deporting 20 foreign nationals who were protesting at the church in Cape Town's CBD in October last year.
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Durban xenophobic attack victims fear for lives, struggling to make ends meet
Some members of the uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans (MKMVA) in KwaZulu-Natal accompanied by homeless people are believed to have been among those who ransacked and shut down shops owned by foreign nationals.
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CT sites for foreign nationals not fit for human beings, says Parly committee
Hundreds of refugees were accommodated at the two sites earlier this year after staging protests in the CBD for months.
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#PutSouthAfricansFirst march against foreign nationals
A small group of people marched in Pretoria on 16 October 2020 under the banner of #PutSouthAfricansFirst, saying that foreign nationals were to blame for the country’s high crime rate and unemployment.
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I won’t accept profiling of Nigerians as criminals in SA– High Commissioner Bala
Kabiru Bala was addressing protesters outside the Nigerian Embassy in Pretoria on Wednesday afternoon.
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Unfair that Nigerians blamed for SA's social ills, says High Commissioner Bala
Under the banner of #PutSouthAfricansFirst, small groups of people marched from Church Square to the Nigerian Embassy, saying government failed to put South Africans first.
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Only One SA group marches in Pretoria calling for South Africans to be put first
Several organisations under the banner #PutSouthAfricaFirst are marching towards the Nigerian and Zimbabwean embassies to call for locals to be prioritised.
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Foreign nationals 'live in constant fear' in South Africa: HRW
The group said xenophobia remained widespread in South Africa despite a government action plan rolled out in May 2019 to combat 'intolerance'.
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Home Affairs extends the validity of visas for foreign nationals
The department said lawfully issued visas which expired from the 15 February and during the nationwide lockdown were valid until the end of October.
