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MK Party secretary-general Sibonelo Nomvalo
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MK Party backs March and March

South Africans had surrendered certain areas because of illegal immigrants, party secretary-general Sibonelo Nomvalo said

  • Lunga Mzangwe
3 min read
Homeward bound: The first group of 300 Ghanaians departing from OR Tambo International Airport, east of Johannesburg, to Ghana on Wednesday. Photo: Ghana High Commission, South Africa
AFRICAN MIGRATION

Ghana repatriates 300 citizens from SA

The rare voluntary state-assisted return for Ghanaians, which comes amid rising anti-immigrant sentiment, has sparked debate on xenophobia, migration policy and precedent

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
The Communists don’t feature as a force of any kind in opinion polls and when it has tried its luck in local by-elections it has been routed, at times struggling to get even a handful of votes. All indications are that it will have zero impact in the local elections
ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO

ANC and SACP – Political Merry-Go-Round

The Communists don’t feature as a force of any kind in opinion polls and when it has tried its luck in local by-elections it has been routed, at times struggling to get even a…

  • Imraan Buccus
6 min read
Nabbed: A Zimbabwean national caught with goods at an informal crossing point along the South Africa–Zimbabwe border.
AMAGUMA GUMA SMUGGLERS

Smuggled birth control pills in demand

Female migrants cite barriers to accessing local healthcare facilities

  • Dianah Chiyangwa
7 min read
Migrants are blamed for causing South Africa’s problems, particularly by groups such as Operation Dudula, which acts in defiance of the Constitution and laws regarding education and health. Photo: AFP
ANTI MIGRANT PROTESTS

Right-wing populism targets migrants

Politicians all over the world are deflecting people’s anger and resentment at their failings onto a convenient scapegoat

  • Riley Singh
12 min read