Immigration Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/immigration/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Tue, 03 Oct 2023 09:43:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Immigration Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/immigration/ 32 32 67616479 Fortress South Africa – open to the highest bidder https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/fortress-south-africa-open-to-the-highest-bidder/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/fortress-south-africa-open-to-the-highest-bidder/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 03 Oct 2023 09:42:33 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=573292 Using billions in public funds for private border security could be the latest chapter in government’s xenophobic fixation.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/fortress-south-africa-open-to-the-highest-bidder/feed/ 0 573292 How migrants who move between Zimbabwe and South Africa access healthcare in border towns https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/how-migrants-who-move-between-zimbabwe-and-south-africa-access-healthcare-in-border-towns/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/how-migrants-who-move-between-zimbabwe-and-south-africa-access-healthcare-in-border-towns/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:52:14 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=71751 Beitbridge and Musina are two border towns in Zimbabwe and South Africa that see many migrants pass through – with different health needs.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/how-migrants-who-move-between-zimbabwe-and-south-africa-access-healthcare-in-border-towns/feed/ 0 71751 Migrants at the mercy of Morocco’s iron fist https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/migrants-at-the-mercy-of-moroccos-iron-fist/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/migrants-at-the-mercy-of-moroccos-iron-fist/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:01:35 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=71584 The tragic death of 37 migrants in Melilla underlines the Moroccan regime’s authoritarian security policy.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/migrants-at-the-mercy-of-moroccos-iron-fist/feed/ 0 71584 Government defends its decision to end Zimbabwean permits https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/government-defends-its-decision-to-end-zimbabwean-permits/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/government-defends-its-decision-to-end-zimbabwean-permits/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 23 Aug 2022 09:59:33 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=71554 South Africa — Home Affairs has filed its opposing to the court application brought by the Helen Suzman Foundation to set aside government’s decision not to blanket renew Zimbabwean Exemption Permits.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/government-defends-its-decision-to-end-zimbabwean-permits/feed/ 0 71554 Zimbabweans face a stark choice: Return and start from zero or stay and live undocumented https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/zimbabweans-face-a-stark-choice-return-and-start-from-zero-or-stay-and-live-undocumented/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/zimbabweans-face-a-stark-choice-return-and-start-from-zero-or-stay-and-live-undocumented/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:45:23 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=70946 From 1 January 2023, hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans and their children will no longer be able to live, work and go to school legally in the republic. As deadline approaches Zimbabweans face a stark choice: start from zero in a broken country or live undocumented in SA.

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