We would like to apologize to our valued constituency for the problems we have been encountering with our CoRMSA emails. The issue is being dealt with urgently and we hope that we will soon be connected again. We appreciate your patience while we are dealing with this matter.
The Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa is a non-profit organisation which coordinates a network of organisations seeking to promote the rights of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in South and the region. CoRMSA is looking to employ an Advocacy Officer in the Social Services portfolio This position requires an individual who has [...]
The North Gauteng High Court has handed down judgment today, Wednesday 14th of December 2011, setting aside Department of Home Affairs’ decision not to open a refugee reception office in Johannesburg and directing the Director-General to reconsider his decision. Lawyers for Human Rights were representing the Consortium for Refugees and Migrants and the Coordinating Body [...]
Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) and the Refugee Rights Project at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, on behalf of the Somali Association of South Africa (SASA) and the Project for Conflict, Reconciliation and Development (PCRD) was granted an order by consent today, Tuesday 13 December 2011 in the Eastern Cape High Court in Port Elizabeth regarding the closure of the Port [...]
As the world prepares to commemorate International Human Rights Day on 10 December, CoRMSA is disappointed by the Government of South Africa’s intention to “review” the minimum rights of immigrants, including refugee and asylum seekers’ rights to work and study, as announced in the statement issued following the Cabinet meeting held on the 23rd of [...]
JOHANNESBURG– CoRMSA expresses its concern over a march that was organized on 3rd November in Johannesburg by a group of local business owners from Ekurhuleni. Local small business owners, religious groups, and residents from Ekurhuleni marched yesterday in Johannesburg against foreign nationals running businesses in their townships threatening that violence would erupt if their demands [...]
The Wits Law Clinic has successfully managed to obtain travel documents for two clients through a court case taken against the Department of Home Affairs (DHA). Attorney Daven Dass from the Wits Law Clinic is now liaising with CoRMSA to encourage other refugees to make an application for this document. This is extremely important in [...]
The Department of Home Affairs has quietly lifted the moratorium on the deportation of Zimbabwean nationals. Deportation of undocumented Zimbabweans resumed last week with many reports of arrests across the country. Victims of deportations include Zimbabwean nationals who do not have an asylum status in South Africa and those who failed to apply for permits [...]
Background of ZDP: 3 categories of permits were considered by the Department: - Business Permits - Study Permits - Work Permits Relaxed requirements and shortened process were implemented in December 2010 to document Zimbabweans with a target date of 31 December 2011 for receiving applications. These relaxed requirements allowed for the applications to be submitted [...]
Concerned about mass deportations of Zimbabwean nationals, CoRMSA has created a new group (Emergency Reports During Deportations) on SA Emergency website in order to monitor deportations. CoRMSA is therefore encouraging all the network members, partners and any other concerned parties to actively post their comments on any irregularities noticed during deportations. Monitoring deportations: 1. What [...]