Foreign Nationals
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Foreigners seek UN intervention after Durban police station standoff
About 200 foreigners who say they are fleeing attacks linked to anti-immigrant groups have called for United Nations intervention after spending two days outside Durban Central…
Where does patriotism end and xenophobia begin?
There is something deeply dishonest about how few South Africans discuss immigration. They have become comfortable with moral grandstanding while communities collapse under the…
Advance academic excellence through transformation and internationalisation at SA universities
The brain circulation among academics is an international phenomenon that must be celebrated instead of being despised
Fort Hare University: Lies and xenophobia distract from the jobs crisis
State disinvestment in public services, infrastructure and manufacturing ensured that millions would remain trapped in cycles of poverty, with or without immigration
The dark underbelly of immigration fraud in state institutions
The government must address the corruption surrounding the management of undocumented migrants, asylum seekers and refugees by home affairs officials, the police and the defence…
Foreign nationals told to leave Lebanon amid rising regional tensions, fears of war
Saudi Arabia and France are the latest of several countries calling on their citizens to leave
Do we know what we are doing with the jobs problem?
Is joblessness a result of a lack of skills or low growth, or is low growth a result of lack of skills? Government is not speaking with one voice
Foreign nationals need to assist police in curbing crime
Infraction knows no nationality, but identifying perpetrators is necessary to control it
Police Minister Bheke Cele addresses Jeppestown
Police minister Bheki Cele visited Jeppestown on Tuesday to speak to business owners and community leaders.
Rights of foreign kids trampled on
Educating undocumented children is a moral and legal imperative that the state must recognise
Home Affairs is on the up
But the thriving informal economy situated near the department’s Marabastad offices is now feeling the pinch, thanks to its increased efficiency.
Limbo in Lindela awaits ‘Operation Fiela’ migrants
Home affairs has been left to figure out what to do with the hundreds of foreign nationals arrested in last week’s crackdown on illegal migrants.
ANALYSIS: Are foreign nationals stealing jobs in South Africa?
International migrants are often accused of stealing jobs from locals in South Africa. But new data presents a far more nuanced picture.
Not in our name: Religious leaders plan march to end xenophobia
A march to the Durban City Hall is expected to take place this week as violence against foreign nationals in KZN is falling short of being quelled.
South Africans united against xenophobia on social media
As attacks on foreign nationals in KZN continue, South Africans have taken to social media to say #NoToXenophobia.