The bodies of numerous bee-eaters and swallows who had migrated from the Northern Hemisphere were found around the country
Four people died last week after a small boat packed with migrants capsized in the Channel in freezing weather conditions
Prime minister expected to give speech on ‘meaningful moment’
enophobic opportunists and demagogues steer us away from addressing our own social failures
Sandras Phiri is a global ‘go-to’ business start-up coach, empowering others and practising entrepreneurship. The born and bred Zambian plies his trade from South Africa and would not have it any other way
Developed countries could do much to help counterparts in the developing world weather the current storm
Moving unwanted arrivals out of sight grants political footholds to richer nations in host regions
Scientists believe she travelled that far to find good food sources, which is a ‘worrying trend’
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A better understanding of the plight of refugees should make African immigrants more welcome on their own continent
South Africa needs to hold a national conference on xenophobia, which would be the first step towards building a civic infrastructure to fight discrmination against foreign nationals
High unemployment and Covid-19’s economic fallout leave South Africans ready to relocate and work remotely
The ongoing Afrophobic behaviour in our country is misdirected anger and frustration at the fact that black South Africans still have to make do with welfare crumbs
Legislation has become more restrictive and home affairs officials demand bribes for asylum, refugee and permanent resident visas
South Africa promotes the African Continental Free Trade Area — yet its immigration and labour legislation is becoming increasingly anti-African
Environmental migration is ‘one of the foremost crises of our times’ and researchers warn that rising temperatures in Southern Africa will lead to the displacement of more people
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But unions believe the state lacks the will and capacity to enforce existing labour laws
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The government turns a blind eye to the scapegoating of foreigners because they provide a useful foil to its own failings
The gold and diamond mines were built on cheap migrant labour. Now politicians will scapegoat for South Africa’s high unemployment rate
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But a Gauteng township association, which forcefully removed foreign shopkeepers, disagrees with two economists and wants the government to protect the informal sector
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Experts say South Africa and Botswana lag behind countries in the East and West Africa in promoting continental integration.
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Book documents the misery and torment of African refugees and migrants fleeing war and dictatorships in search of safety on European shores.
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A group of Zimbabweans challenging their exclusion from the bar say their home is here, and it is populist opportunism to use unemployment figures to keep their their lives in limbo
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Migrant workers are seen as contributing to South Africa’s unemployment crisis. But cutting them off threatens to throw the regional economy off kilter
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African leaders are taking the initiative in developing strategies for coping with it, including its effect on the continent’s water security and sanitation
Many young people in Mpumalanga – most of them descendants of Mozambicans who fled the civil war – are in limbo because they don’t have identity documents and birth certificates
Water is central to human life and cuts across the sustainable development goals water
The private sector can contribute to migration policy development to improve business operations, boost productivity and support the economy
Citing security concerns, the government gave refugees just 14 days to report to the country’s only refugee camp
Already slow processes are now even worse, with inconsistency in residence and other applications creating huge uncertainty
The human rights of migrants are not protected by the country’s legislation
Human Rights Watch has documented cases of Burundian refugees being tortured and forcibly returned by Tanzanian authorities
The findings have wide relevance, from learning more about African history and migration to specific variants of people’s health