refugees

South Africa’s Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola on Wednesday labeled the United States refugee program for white Afrikaners as “apartheid 2.0.” Speaking at a press briefing, Lamola condemned Washington’s preferential treatment of the minority community for resettlement despite no evidence of persecution. “The refugee programme is preferential treatment of Afrikaners in South Africa to enter the […]

CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Cape Town authorities have initiated court proceedings to evict 360 asylum seekers from temporary camps in Bellville and Maitland, citing years of unsuccessful reintegration attempts and the occupants’ refusal to accept alternatives to international relocation. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis announced on June 18 that, after successive offers of alternative housing or […]