June 2022 - Press Review
National Coverage Vigilantes and violence have migrants in South Africa scared for their lives The Washington Post, June 5, 2022 Those involved in the operation claim that the Zulu word "dudula" means "to push back." The official unemployment rate was around 35% in the first quarter of this year, according to government statistics. The astounding 42 percent rate of unemployment among employees between the ages of 25 and 34 is...
May 2022 - Press Review
National Coverage ‘Fix the economy’ - warns institute amid study showing high number of South African want to emigrate IOL, 13 May 2022 The Inclusive Society Institute performed a study that revealed that South Africans are not emigrating from the country due to “hatred of their country” but rather due to economic outlook in other nations and the poor outlook of the economic status in South Africa. The...
April 2022 - Press Review
NATIONAL COVERAGE Asylum seeker’s bribery case highlights plight of refugees Eye Witness News, 04 April 2022 As the head of Advocacy of Scalabrini Center James Chapman highlighted, refugees and asylum seekers should not be mislabelled with unfavourable terms, considering that it only helps rising the already existent xenophobic rhetoric. Read the full article at: https://ewn.co.za/2022/04/05/asylum-seeker-s-bribery-case-highlights-plight-of-refugees
January 2022 - Press Review
NATIONAL COVERAGE South Africa: Undocumented Man Applying for Refugee Status Can Remain in SA, ConCourt Rules All Africa - 14/01/22 The Constitutional Court has ruled that a delay in an application for refugee status does not affect one’s right to apply for recognition as...
December 2021 - Press Review
NATIONAL COVERAGE SA's 'beautiful laws' fail LGBTQ+ migrants fleeing persecution News24 - 16/12/21 South Africa, that has some of the world's most progressive LGBTQ+ laws, attracts LGBTQ+ migrants from the continent and beyond escaping prosecution and homophobia. In 1996 South Africa was the first country to ban discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and in 2006 it became the only nation to legalise same-sex marriage in...
November 2021 - Press Review
NATIONAL COVERAGE Home Affairs to only reopen Cape Town refugee office in September 2022 - 10 years since its closure Daily Maverick - 15/11/21 After years of closure of the Refugee Reception Office in Cape Town, it seems that a reopening of this service is planned for the second half of 2022. The closure of this resource was widely criticised and led to a long legal battle that...
