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ACMS in the media
Nearly half a million asylum seekers in South Africa may lose their right to earn a living or study while their refugee status is being determined after indications that the government plans to amend legislation governing those rights.
An announcement on 23 November that Cabinet is "reviewing" the minimum rights of immigrants, including the right to work and study, was followed by a media br
Overcrowding at detention centres for those arrested as undocumented migrants -- and the deportation processes of those held there are subjected to -- is contributing to the spread of infectious diseases, posing a serious risk to the health of detainees, government officials and the public at large, a human rights group says.
Roni Amiit interviewed re: treatment of gay migrants.
Roni Amit interviewed re: gay migrants.
African Migration news
Alex Bell speaks to Tara Polzer Ngwato from the Protection Working Group in South Africa, about the need for strict protection systems when the country resumes deporting Zimbabweans. Polzer Ngwato says deportations pose a serious risk for Zimbabweans, and adds that the practice in general is not good for the stability of the Southern African region.