South Africa Ramps Up Border Security: New Measures to Reduce Irregular Immigration
The South African government has decided to improve border security by enhancing and integrating technological systems and adding more law enforcement officers to combat irregular migration and human trafficking and the government has introduced stricter enforcement policies, improved surveillance, and improved intelligence-sharing mechanisms. It is noted that about 672 Border Law Enforcement Officers have been added to high-risk entry points such as land crossings, maritime borders, and international airports
DR Congo's Displaced Families: Struggle & Uncertainty Post-M23 Takeover
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is grappling with a complex and prolonged crisis, with millions of families including children suffering from the impacts of armed conflict, hunger, and disease outbreaks. The recent escalation of tension between the DRC and Rwanda, due to continuous attacks by the M23 Rebel group fighting against the DRC government, has had devastating effects on the local population, particularly in the eastern region, raising global concerns. Thousands of...
Migrants Exploited: Libya's Human Rights Crisis
The humanitarian crisis in Libya has taken a disturbing turn, with countless foreign nationals, including refugees and asylum-seekers, facing horrific abuses at the hands of traffickers, smugglers, and criminal groups. These individuals are subjected to abductions for ransom, torture, and sexual violence, while religious minorities, particularly Christian migrants and refugees, are vulnerable to persecution by armed groups (Ferrari, 2025). The ongoing crisis has persisted for nearly a decade, and recent reports indicate a resurgence of these inhumane...
Good news for children of undocumented foreign parents and guardians for their admission into South African schools
CHILDREN of undocumented foreign nationals will not be required to produce any form of identification before registering for admission at any school in South Africa. For decades, undocumented children have been largely excluded from the education system, left on the margins by restrictive policies and legislative gaps. Recent developments signal a monumental shift towards a more inclusive approach, harmonizing South Africa’s laws with international standards and reinforcing undocumented immigrant children's right to basic education.
New SIHMA research projects for the Migration and Mobility Dialogue Support Programme
SIHMA successfully participated together with other organisations in an ICMPD call for proposals for the MMD Migration and Mobility Dialogue Support Programme. The Project, lead by the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town, icludes COMRSA (Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa) in South Africa and Jesuit Refugee Service Uganda (JRS) and the Catholic Centre for Legal Aid Services in Uganda. Migration is...
The new AHMR special issue is online!
SIHMA and UWC are glad to present the last issue of their joint scientific publication AHMR, focused on "Cities of Contagion: Pandemic Precarity, Migration, and Food Security in Urban Africa". Spcial guest-editors for this edition are prof. Jonathan Crush, Professor in the Department of Political Science at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo (Canada), and Extraordinary Professor at the University of the Western Cape, and Zack Ahmed, SSHRC Doctoral Fellow in the Global Governance program at the Balsillie School...
