Press Reviews & Releases

SIHMA Press Review for February 2025 and March 2025


Apr 03, 2025
Categories: Advocates's Migration Brief African Politics Articles Asylum Policy border security Border Security Enhancement Briefing Paper Children On The Move Community Development corruption Cross-Border Collaboration Cross-Border Crime Forced Migration Migration Policies news SIHMA

South Africa 25 March 2025 Daily Maverick Home Affairs minister launches new body to combat corruption at South Africa’s borders South Africa's borders are highly vulnerable to transnational crime due to poor infrastructure, weak enforcement, and corruption within the Border Management Authority (BMA) and the Department of Home Affairs (DHA). To combat this, the Border Management and Immigration Anti-Corruption Forum (BMIACF) has been launched...

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SIHMA Press Review for December 2024 and January 2025


Feb 13, 2025
Categories: Articles Migration and Immigration human rights human trafficking Migrants Migration in Africa Migration Policies Regional Stability Business

PRESS REVIEW - SOUTH AFRICA   01 - Undocumented foreign learners to be admitted in schools IOL, 01/25/2025 The Department of Basic Education (DBE) in South Africa...

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SIHMA Press Review for November 2024


Nov 08, 2024
Categories: human rights human trafficking Internally displaced persons Migrants Migration in Africa Migration Policies press review Refugees Articles

PRESS REVIEW – SOUTH AFRICA 01 - South Africa shuts border crossing with Mozambique over poll unrest Wycliffe Muia, BBC News, 11/06/2024 South Africa has closed the Lebombo border crossing with Mozambique amid violent protests following Mozambique's disputed presidential election. The unrest has resulted in torched vehicles and damaged buildings near the border. South African authorities fired rubber bullets and...

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SIHMA Press Review for October 2024


Oct 08, 2024
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PRESS REVIEW – SOUTH AFRICA 01 - South Africa’s GNU faces an uphill battle on migration policy Margaret Monyani, Mmabatho Mongae, ISS – Institute for Security Studies in Africa, 10/07/2024 South Africa’s Government of National Unity faces challenges in reconciling competing interests on migration policy. Despite some progressive asylum and migration policies, the country struggles with populist rhetoric...

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SIHMA Press Review for September 2024


Sep 03, 2024
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PRESS REVIEW – SOUTH AFRICA 01 Beauty queen row exposes xenophobia towards immigrants in South Africa Rachel Savage, The Guardian, 09/07/2024 Chidimma Adetshina, a 23-year-old Nigerian-South African, withdrew from the Miss South Africa competition after facing xenophobic backlash due to her Nigerian heritage. Despite living in South Africa since birth, her nationality was questioned, leading her to drop out amid safety concerns. She later won Miss Universe Nigeria. Her experience highlights the xenophobia faced...

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August Press Review


Aug 08, 2024
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International Ethiopia’s Refugees and Returnees Service and UNHCR establish a new site to host Sudanese refugees fleeing unrest UNHCR, 28 August 2024 In this article, the UNHCR documents the establishment of a new site to host people that have fled the devastating war in Sudan in the Amhara region following the closure...

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