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.
Making business plans with the Employment Access Programme
A warm, friendly voice on the other end of the phone, with echoes of children playing and talking in the background – Divine instantly makes you feel like you are talking to an old friend. Leaving her home country of DRC and her eventual arrival in South Africa were both journeys mired in fear. But Divine is a resilient, determined woman; she has taught herself English, raised a family, found jobs in all sorts of sectors, and is planning on starting her own business. She wants to share her success and resilience with other women too.
Infographic: Applying for Social Relief of Distress Grant
[kc_row _id=”640546″][kc_column width=”12/12″ video_mute=”no” _id=”122580″][kc_row_inner column_align=”middle” video_mute=”no” _id=”393729″][kc_column_inner width=”100%” _id=”444411″][kc_spacing height=”20″ _id=”121060″][kc_column_text _id=”368796″] Eligible asylum seekers and special permit holders (Zimbabwean Exemption Permit, Lesotho Exemption Permit, and Angolan Special Permit) can apply for the SASSA Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress grant. Applications must be made on the SASSA web application portal, or by whatsapp using […]






