Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has sparked furious debate over refugees and migrant workers from Africa, claiming they threaten the nation’s security.
DA leader Helen Zille has apologised for referring to Eastern Cape pupils who had flocking to the Western Cape as "refugees".
The Democratic Alliance’s senior party leaders have continued to question Helen Zille’s failure to apologise clearly for her "refugee" comment.
The conflict that has erupted in northern Mali has resulted in nearly 200 000 people fleeing their homes.
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A lack of health service delivery to foreigners, which almost amounts to human rights abuses, costs South Africans far more than they realise.
A spokesperson for the UN says two Somali refugees were shot dead and one was injured in Dabaab, Kenya, in what is believed to be a revenge attack.
Policy documents have outlined the party’s plans to crack down on illegitimate asylum seekers.
Sudan’s president has told nearly two million people displaced by conflict in Dafur to leave the refugee camps and return to their villages.
Survivors of the xenophobic attacks say returning to the townships is not a safe option.