Economic Migration in Africa
This brief explores South Africa’s standpoint in the context of economic migration policy across the Africa. We research how ‘free movement’ is threaded through the establishment and protocols of bodies like the African Union, or Southern African Development Community – and South Africa’s position on this.
Asylum, Refugee and Migration Statistics South Africa
[kc_row _id=”46290″][kc_column width=”12/12″ video_mute=”no” _id=”322441″][kc_row_inner column_align=”middle” video_mute=”no” _id=”964907″][kc_column_inner width=”100%” _id=”615212″][kc_spacing height=”20″ _id=”718637″][kc_column_text _id=”296870″] Want to separate fact from fiction when it comes to migration flows to South Africa? Our updated and sourced asylum, refugee and migration statistics for South Africa aim to clearly set out the real numbers for you. See the text below each […]
Goods: Film on spaza shops’ role under lockdown
The Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town has released its latest mini-documentary, Goods, that explores the unexpected reactions to South Africa’s spaza shops brought about by the national covid-19 lockdown.
Press Statement: Asylum Corruption Report Launched
Lawyers for Human Rights, in collaboration with Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town and Corruption Watch, released its report “Costly Protection: Corruption in South Africa’s Asylum System.” The report tracks corruption in the refugee / asylum system over the last five years.
Our Submissions on Citizenship Act Draft Regulations
In July 2020, the South African government published the Draft Amendment Regulations on the Citizenship Act, 1995. The Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town submitted comments on the Draft Regulations. Read more about our submissions, and how you can get involved.






