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World Refugee Day

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

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

  • Yeukai Chideya
5 min read
“It builds up over time, and you don’t talk about it, you just shut people out, because everyone looks at you being a cop, like [you are supposed] to be superhuman, you are not supposed to show any sign of weaknesses.” (Oliver Petrie/Getty Images)
AARON MOTSOALEDI

World Refugee Day: A call for inclusion as 82-million people are displaced

More than 11-million people were forced to flee their countries in 2020

  • Eunice Masson
4 min read
Socialist: Neville Alexander appreciated Nelson Mandela
IMMIGRATION

Letters to the Editor: June 29 to July 5

Readers write in about Neville Alexander, South Africa’s immigration policies and land reform

  • Letters
5 min read
On the margins: Residents at a camp for people displaced by xenophobic violence outside Johannesburg in April 2015 wait in line to get a food voucher for dinner.
REFUGEES

Refugees have an equal right to healthcare

The health department recognises this but not everyone, including asylum seekers, knows this

  • Bongani Majola
5 min read
CONSORTIUM FOR REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS

‘SA needs its neighbours’

Let this be a turning point where together we recognise and transcend the limits of citizenship by extending protection to all who live in South Africa.

  • Staff Reporter
5 min read