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Asylum

Ramaphosa to press Trump on attending G20 summit, racial redress
Politics
/ 21 May 2025

Ramaphosa to press Trump on attending G20 summit, racial redress

The presidency believes the US president knows his invective against South Africa is devoid of truth

By Emsie Ferreira
The 49 that left and the 64,749,951 who stay
Opinion
/ 19 May 2025

The 49 that left and the 64,749,951 who stay

We debated the reasons the Afrikaners left their culture, friends and family – fear, uncertainty, disillusionment. But life in South Africa continued as usual

By Armand Bam
Dear Aaron Motsoaledi, please give me South African citizenship
Opinion
/ 15 November 2021

Dear Aaron Motsoaledi, please give me South African citizenship

In 2001, my mother immigrated to South Africa from the DRC and applied for asylum. I was two years old. Now I must apply for asylum even though I know no other country

By Ndoji Manika
‘Courageous reinvention’: an extract from Mark Gevisser’s ‘The Pink Line’
Friday
/ 7 August 2020

‘Courageous reinvention’: an extract from Mark Gevisser’s ‘The Pink Line’

In this extract from Mark Gevisser’s new book, Aunty, fleeing abuse and witchcraft, treks to northern Malawi

By Mark Gevisser
Durban refugee office turns away asylum applicants
Article
/ 23 July 2019

Durban refugee office turns away asylum applicants

A staff shortage means asylum seekers are unable to make appointments to apply for refugee status

By Jan Bornman
Australia to ‘carefully consider’ Saudi woman’s asylum plea
Article
/ 8 January 2019

Australia to ‘carefully consider’ Saudi woman’s asylum plea

Rahaf Mohammed Al-Qunun, fleeing alleged abuse by her conservative family, says she tried to reach Australia on a tourist visa

By Agency
Swedish student delays deportation of Afghan man with in-flight video stream
Article
/ 25 July 2018

Swedish student delays deportation of Afghan man with in-flight video stream

Activist Elin Ersson disobeyed authorities to delay the deportation of an Afghan asylum seeker, saying it is not right “to send people to hell”

By Gemma Ritchie
Queer Ugandans struggle with the complexities of seeking asylum from repression
Article
/ 28 June 2018

Queer Ugandans struggle with the complexities of seeking asylum from repression

In the week that the first Pride parade was held at a refugee camp in Kenya, a commentator assesses the situation for LBGTI asylum-seekers from Uganda

By Staff Reporter
Mugabe has not requested asylum yet— Dirco
Article
/ 22 November 2017

Mugabe has not requested asylum yet— Dirco

Dirco has not received a formal request for asylum from ousted Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, Parliament has heard

By Paul Herman
Sierra Leone vice-president asks US for asylum
Africa
/ 16 March 2015

Sierra Leone vice-president asks US for asylum

Sam Sumana was expelled from the governing All People’s Congress party for what is described as "his anti-party activities".

By Staff Reporter
Atheists: Excluded and overlooked
Analysis
/ 15 January 2014

Atheists: Excluded and overlooked

It’s not just refugee law. The low status accorded to unbelievers has now become a matter of systematic civic exclusion, writes Zoe Williams.

By Zoe Williams
Russia says ‘not thinking about’ asylum for Syria’s Assad
Article
/ 28 July 2012

Russia says ‘not thinking about’ asylum for Syria’s Assad

Russia has made no agreement to grant Bashar al-Assad asylum and is "not even thinking about" doing so, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.

By Sapa Afp
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Article
/ 8 January 2009

Rights body urges SA to stop deporting Zimbabweans

HRW on Thursday urged SA to stop deporting Zimbabweans fleeing the humanitarian disaster in their country and grant them temporary shelter instead.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 5 June 2008

Refugees in backlog limbo

A damning exit report by a team of experts blasts the Department of Home Affairs for failing asylum-seekers in South Africa.

By Staff Reporter

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