March and March
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Home Affairs resumes normal services at Epping Refugee office
Home Affairs has resumed normal services at the Epping Refugee Reception Office after processing more than 3 200 migrants.
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Hundreds relocated from Zimbabwean Consulate to Epping repatriation centre
In pouring rain, Zimbabwean nationals who had gathered in large numbers outside the Zimbabwean Consulate in District Six were relocated to a Home Affairs Repatriation Centre in Epping on Sunday…
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Government debunks fake R250 immigration notice ahead of protest
A fake R250 bounty notice for catching illegal immigrants is circulating online. Exporters Western Cape warns 30 June protests must not disrupt trade.
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Cape Chamber warns xenophobic rhetoric threatens economy
Cape Chamber warns that anti-immigrant violence driven by political incitement threatens lives, the economy and rule of law in South Africa.
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Foreign business owners ‘cautious’ over March and March protests
A spaza shop owner and a barber from Somalia and Bangladesh say they will exercise caution on 30 June amid the planned anti-immigration protest.
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Police on high alert ahead of nationwide anti-immigration protests
Police say they are on high alert ahead of nationwide anti-immigration protests on 30 June, with specialised officers placed on standby.
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Youth Day protest in Sea Point expected to draw hundreds
Hundreds of protesters are expected to march through Sea Point tomorrow, with the City and police deploying safety measures to maintain order.
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Anti-immigrant marches prompt urgent government talks
March and March supporters marched in Bellville demanding the arrest of undocumented immigrants, prompting an emergency government security meeting.
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