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Lindela Repatriation Centre

Undocumented people arrested at abandoned Northern Cape mines to be repatriated
National
/ 11 July 2022

Undocumented people arrested at abandoned Northern Cape mines to be repatriated

The 90 detainees are among 110 people held by police at abandoned mining sites in the Namakwa district.

By Eunice Masson
ConCourt clarifies act for asylum seekers
National
/ 20 January 2022

ConCourt clarifies act for asylum seekers

The apex court has reversed amendments to the act that made it difficult for refugees to apply for asylum while making it easy for Home Affairs officials to unjustly detain and deport them.

By Musawenkosi Cabe
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Article
/ 9 January 2020

Motsoaledi report card is ‘way off the mark’

The department of home affairs’ media manager writes a response to the M&G’s report card on his boss

By David Hlabane
Lindela ownership is up in the air
Article
/ 13 December 2019

Lindela ownership is up in the air

The government has the right of first refusal to purchase the detention centre, and two departments are considering doing so

By Tshegofatso Mathe
It’s time to talk prison abolition in South Africa
Article
/ 11 September 2019

It’s time to talk prison abolition in South Africa

Can policing deliver justice in South Africa? For the vast majority of the country’s history, the answer has been no

By Paul T Clarke
‘The family needs to see Sino’s bones, so we can be released from this pain’
Article
/ 10 April 2019

‘The family needs to see Sino’s bones, so we can be released from this pain’

When this toddler died at Leratong Hospital, his body disappeared. Here’s what happened when his parents went back there more than a decade later.

By Joan Van Dyk and Bhekisisa Team
This is how a SA toddler died at the #Bosasa-run Lindela
Videos
/ 6 February 2019

This is how a SA toddler died at the #Bosasa-run Lindela

Find out what you need to know about Bosasa’s alleged corruption in just minutes with our Joan van Dyk.

By Dylan Bush and Joan Van Dyk
Does South Africa need a Human Rights Commission?
Article
/ 4 July 2018

Does South Africa need a Human Rights Commission?

History repeats as old health emergencies emerge anew. Is the health ombud the person to lead fights the Human Rights Commission started?

By Joan Van Dyk and Bhekisisa Team
Desperate Malawians flock to SA
Article
/ 26 February 2016

Desperate Malawians flock to SA

Malawian immigrants come in the hope of finding jobs – but if they don’t have the proper papers, they face arrest, detention and repatriation.

By Enelless Nyale
Limbo in Lindela awaits ‘Operation Fiela’ migrants
Article
/ 4 May 2015

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.

By Qaanitah Hunter
SAHRC invited to set up shop in Lindela
Article
/ 21 October 2014

SAHRC invited to set up shop in Lindela

Following numerous reports of abuse, Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has asked the organisation to establish an office at the centre.

By Staff Reporter
HRC probes dark heart of Lindela
Article
/ 16 October 2014

HRC probes dark heart of Lindela

Reports of violations at the repatriation centre for detained illegal immigrants have grabbed the attention of human rights organisations.

By Staff Reporter
Money bucks the corrupt system at Lindela
Article
/ 9 October 2014

Money bucks the corrupt system at Lindela

The paper that really counts is that in your wallet, say former inmates of the Lindela Repatriation Centre in Krugersdorp.

By Phillip De Wet
Scaling Lindela’s security barrier
Article
/ 9 October 2014

Scaling Lindela’s security barrier

The M&G went undercover at the Lindela Repatriation Centre for illegal immigrants to see if some of the detainees would share their grievances.

By Staff Reporter
Hunger strikers: ‘They shot us in the head at Lindela’
Article
/ 9 October 2014

Hunger strikers: ‘They shot us in the head at Lindela’

Foreign detainees being held at Lindela Repatriation Centre say guards got violent to end their passive protest against conditions in the facility.

By Staff Reporter
Waiting for change at Lindela
Article
/ 9 October 2014

Waiting for change at Lindela

The Human Rights Commission may succeed in improving conditions at the repatriation centre where illegal immigrants are held pending deportation.

By Phillip De Wet
NGO demands answers from home affairs for court violations
Article
/ 19 September 2012

NGO demands answers from home affairs for court violations

Lawyers for Human Rights says home affairs officials should be held personally responsible for the department’s failure to implement court orders.

By Sapa
No image available
Article
/ 2 March 2009

Refugees leave Klerksoord, metro shuts camp

Refugees at the Klerksoord camp in Akasia, north of Pretoria, started to leave the camp on Monday afternoon.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 7 August 2008

Refugees detained to determine status

Two hundred foreign nationals who had a traffic-violations case against them withdrawn have been detained at the Lindela repatriation centre.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 28 July 2008

Out in the cold (once again)

Heavy-handed tactics and poor communication with refugees have led to the latest crisis.

By Nicole Johnston
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Article
/ 26 July 2008

Refugees refuse to budge

Refugees outside the Lindela detention centre have refused to move to any shelters after a discussion with the South African Human Rights Commission.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 23 July 2008

Call for release of refugees facing deportation

A human rights group calls for refugees removed from a Johannesburg camp on Tuesday not to be deported.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 22 July 2008

Refugees rounded up for deportation

Trucks were taking foreigners from the Glenanda refugee camp in Johannesburg to deportation centres on Tuesday afternoon.

By Thembelihle Tshabalala and Sapa Afp

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