Asylum Seekers

Italy rejected about nine in every 10 first instance asylum cases involving Moroccan nationals in 2025, while Egyptian, Tunisian and Nigerian applicants also recorded high rejection rates.

Social media criticism of ActionSA’s support for legitimate asylum seekers has highlighted a provision in its published policies, although the commitment dates back to 2023 and appears alongside…

Activist Zackie Achmat has accused the government of failing to protect immigrants from violent attacks and called for March and March leaders to face prosecution under laws addressing…

A client allegedly lost R6 million in a coltan and palladium transaction, according to IRS Forensic Investigations, which says its investigators accompanied the complainant to open a case…

Home Affairs has withdrawn an asylum application directive just 11 days after it was issued, saying refugee reception offices became overwhelmed and officials faced safety risks, while acknowledging…

March and March leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma has blamed government's delayed response to illegal immigration for the growing tensions surrounding South Africa's asylum system, following a Constitutional Court ruling…

South Africa's Border Management Authority has pushed back against claims that a Constitutional Court judgment has effectively opened the country's borders, saying the ruling does not make the…

The xenophobic hysteria around this announcement by Home Affairs signifies the general stupidity amongst the ‘abahambe’ mob.

Home Affairs has begun moving asylum seekers and refugees from outside its Che Guevara Road offices to Lindela Repatriation Centre in Gauteng, while their longer term destination remains…

The Department of Home Affairs has secured a significant legal victory after the Constitutional Court ruled against the practice of filing repeat asylum applications. The apex court judgment…