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Asylum seekers and refugees leave their home countries because life has become intolerable. They seek safety and understanding.

Don’t call asylum seekers and refugees makwerekwere; make them feel at home

Talk to people to understand why they fled their home county and the difficulties they face in South Africa

Einstein Fix: An Electronic Symphony, is an outstanding musical portrait of Einstein Mupalu, a cellphone and laptop repairer in Cape Town. (Photo supplied)

Einstein Fix is a paradoxical podcast that’s a symphony of exuberance

A new podcast tells the story of an enterprising asylum seeker with joy and anguish

BABILE, ETHIOPIA – MAY 04: Refugee camp of somali people, Oromia, Babile, Ethiopia on May 4, 2023 in Babile, Ethiopia. (Photo by Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images)

Lessons from Ethiopia’s progressive refugee policy

Ethiopia’s public attitudes should be blueprints for other African countries

In Africa, refugees struggle to enjoy human rights and freedoms.

African governments pay lip service to the human rights of refugees

Those on the fringes of society are too easily excluded from political and democratic affairs

Hardship: People fleeing war-torn Sudan arrive at Qastal land port between Egypt and Sudan. Egypt’s economic crisis has resulted in rents soaring. Photo:  Khaled Desouki/ Getty Images

Sudanese seek refuge outside chaotic, war-torn capital

Hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled the conflict which has devastated Khartoum

Crowded in: The Dzaleka refugee camp was built in 1994 to house 10 000 people and already it is home to about 52 000. (Fanni Uusitalo)

Malawi refugees in bitter fight against relocation

The Malawi government has said asylum-seekers will no longer be allowed to live outside the country’s only and heavily congested camp

Nowhere to go: Zimbabwean
special permit holders outside Home Affairs.
(Madelene Cronjé)

Home affairs department fails to serve citizens and non-nationals

The dysfunctional department is a hindrance to an inclusive and progressive asylum seeker and refugee regime in South Africa

How long will you wait for a Covid-19 vaccination appointment? We answer 7 questions

The only way to book an appointment for a Covid-19 jab is to register on the government’s electronic vaccination system