GAUTENG – Border Management Authority has processed 72,906 repatriations at South Africa’s ports of entry between 7 June and 14 July. Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi announced the figures during an Interministerial Committee on Migration briefing in Pretoria. Kubayi also said 354 foreign nationals were arrested in connection with pending criminal cases, while 69 others were arrested […]
UPDATE – Former Miss South Africa contestant and Miss Universe Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina, will have to wait until 19 August after the Cape Town Regional Court postponed her bid to stop her deportation. She was arrested in Cape Town last month for allegedly being in South Africa illegally. The Department of Home Affairs argued that […]
CAPE TOWN – Former Miss South Africa contestant and Miss Universe Nigeria Chidimma Adetshina appeared in the Cape Town Regional Court today to challenge her deportation. She was arrested last month for allegedly being in South Africa illegally after the Department of Home Affairs revoked her identity documents two years ago.
HATFIELD – The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration says most undocumented foreign nationals in South Africa do not qualify for refugee or asylum status. More than 53,000 undocumented migrants have been processed for deportation and repatriation in recent weeks. Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says many undocumented migrants come from countries where they do not […]
LIMPOPO – Undocumented foreign nationals continue arriving at the Musina Repatriation Centre near the Beitbridge Border Post in Limpopo to be processed for deportation, mainly to Zimbabwe and Malawi. The Department of Home Affairs says the number of people being processed has eased slightly since last week, although more migrants arrived overnight. Many were transported […]
GAUTENG – Wits University researcher says there is no evidence that migrants are taking jobs away from South Africans. Associate Professor Justin Visagie said survey findings and public data do not support claims often made during anti-immigration protests. His remarks come as anti-immigration demonstrations continue across the country, with some groups calling for undocumented migrants […]
DURBAN – The Head of Immigration and Law Enforcement at the Home Affairs Department, Stephen van Neel, says about 90% of Malawian nationals gathered at a holding site in Pietermaritzburg do not have legal documentation to remain in South Africa. The group is part of thousands of displaced Malawians currently being processed for return. Van […]
MALAWI – More than 1,200 displaced Malawian nationals are expected to return to Malawi this weekend through a voluntary repatriation programme. Their departure comes amid ongoing protests in South Africa targeting undocumented migrants. Malawi’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says eight buses carrying 560 people have already left South Africa, while another ten buses transporting about […]
LIMPOPO – A large number of undocumented immigrants from Malawi and Zimbabwe are being processed for deportation at the Beitbridge Border Post in Musina, Limpopo. The migrants were transported from major South African cities, including Cape Town and Johannesburg, with additional buses from Durban expected to arrive at the border. Some of the migrants say […]
JOHANNESBURG – Gayton McKenzie has urged his supporters not to take part in planned anti-immigration marches amid rising tensions over undocumented migrants. His comments come after clashes between police and Malawian migrants waiting to return home. McKenzie said citizens should not take the law into their own hands, stressing that many foreigners are trying to […]