Urgent Letter: Scalabrini requests Equal Treatment for Asylum Seekers, Refugees, and Migrants in South Africa’s Covid-19 Responses
On 25th April 2020, the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town wrote a letter to the South African presidency and several ministers. The letter urges them that migrants, asylum seekers and refugees must be included in the response to the covid-19 pandemic.
Covid-19 Lockdown: Governmental Relief Available to Non-South African Citizens
Some governmental relief packages are open to applications from non-South African citizens during the covid-19 lockdown. These packages are not limited in terms of nationality or citizenship, however you will still have to satisfy the other requirements.
Emergency contacts for covid-19 lock-down: posters in your language
Download, share and use our list of useful emergency contacts to keep on hand during covid-19 lock-down – translated into several different languages.
Information on the Lock-Down: posters in your language
What does the lock-down mean for you? Share these posters, in different languages, to better understand.
Unemployment Insurance Fund: Explainer
Keep up to date with our Teach-Yourself Series – condensed articles on current and planned changes in South African migration law. Our articles and infographics aim to spread awareness on South Africa’s migration landscape. Other topics include: the White Paper on International Migration, birth registration of non-national children in South Africa, healthcare access for non-nationals in South Africa, detention and deportation, and access to education for non-national children in South Africa. This is about the Unemployment Insurance Fund.






