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asylum-seekers

Charmain Naidoo

Opinionistas

Some of us have the choice of 'coming home'; displaced asylum seekers might have no choice

By Charmain Naidoo

Yeukai Chideya

Opinionistas

Helping refugees and asylum seekers feel safe and at home in South Africa

By Yeukai Chideya

Prashana Rampersad

Opinionistas

Skilled refugees and asylum seekers are an untapped resource for South African healthcare

By Prashana Rampersad

Mia Swart

Opinionistas

UK court’s go-ahead on Rwanda asylum plan a major setback for human rights

By Mia Swart

Tyla Dallas

Opinionistas

Rising tide of xenophobic rhetoric and state's anti-Zimbabwean actions pushing SA to brink of crisis

By Tyla Dallas

Zukiswa Pikoli

Opinionistas

For migrants, enjoying human rights in South Africa is a foreign concept

By Zukiswa Pikoli

Rebone Tau

Opinionistas

SA shutdown of Zimbabwe permit extensions will lead to humanitarian crisis

By Rebone Tau

Sasha Planting

Opinionistas

Facing up to South Africa’s hidden and not so hidden xenophobia

By Sasha Planting

Omotunde Enigbokan

Opinionistas

Covid-19 is a double whammy for refugees in Africa — they must be included in healthcare regimes

By Omotunde Enigbokan

Callixte Kavuro

Opinionistas

World Refugee Day: SA aggravates the plight of refugees and asylum seekers for higher education funding

By Callixte Kavuro

Callixte Kavuro

Opinionistas

Ongoing closure of reception offices leaves refugees and asylum seekers in undocumented limbo

By Callixte Kavuro

Omphemetse S Sibanda

Opinionistas

Corruption at asylum and refugee centres is a shocking indictment of our human rights record

By Omphemetse S Sibanda