Foreign nationals
#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...
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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.
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SA truck drivers heed nationwide strike against hiring of foreign nationals
The drivers claim that South African companies choose to employ foreign drivers over citizens and say they make up about 90% of the workforce.
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How EWN’s Aurelie Kalenga is feeding hundreds of families during COVID-19
"COVID does not ask for your nationality before it affects you and your pocket... it’s like the doors never shut.”
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Asylum seekers, special permit holders now have access to COVID-19 grant
The R350 per month special grant is meant to help those who have no access to any other kind of social support and can't work because of the lockdown.
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Foreign nationals also deserve assistance with COVID-19 relief funds - NPO
The cente said before taking government to court, it had written to the Department of Social Development, Sassa, and the Presidency.
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Govt facing court action over foreign nationals' access to COVID-19 grant
The special COVID-19 grant is open to South African citizens, refugee status holders and permanent residents only.
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'We are struggling': COVID 19 lockdown hits some foreign nationals hard
On 26 March 2020, South Africa entered a nationwide lockdown. President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a state of national disaster, introducing several regulations to help curb the spread of COVID-19, including the closure of schools, businesses and travel bans on passengers from high-risk countries. Eyewitness News spoke to some foreign nationals who said they were suffering while the lockdown continues.
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Durban Point raid nets 15 undocumented foreign nationals, fake goods
Authorities said that the suspects were found operating unregistered businesses.
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Motsoaledi seeks probe into legality of CoCT moving foreign nationals
Hundreds of foreigners were taken to a makeshift site in Bellville last week. Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato said this was done without the municipality's agreement.
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Motsoaledi: CoCT withdrew from plan to relocate foreign nationals at last minute
The minister responded to a media statement by Mayor Dan Plato in which he stated the move was premature and did not conform to what officials had agreed on.
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Plato: Foreign nationals may have been moved from CT church prematurely
Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato said that the foreign nationals were taken to the Bellville site without the municipality's agreement and the site wasn't ready for them when they were moved.
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Lockdown: Foreign nationals living in CT CBD transported to temporary location
They left the chapel on Green Market Square after police hammered through the church’s locked door.
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Foreign nationals living in CT CBD to be relocated to Bellville, Maitland
The sites have finally been identified and approved and Public Works Minister Patricia de Lille visited one of the sites this week.
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Lockdown: Still no accommodation for foreign nationals living in CT church
The Western Cape government and the City of Cape Town indicated that they were looking for space to house men, women and children who were camping in the city since October.
