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Home Affairs asylum system rollout draws backlash

The Home Affairs Department's move to digitise South Africa's asylum application process has triggered fresh tensions, with anti-immigration groups mobilising against asylum seekers attempting to access refugee reception centres. The department launched the first phase of its new digital asylum registration system on Tuesday, as part of efforts to modernise the application process, reduce administrative backlogs and tackle corruption. The platform is expected to streamline the process through which asylum […]

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Protesters take aim at Home Affairs’ digital asylum system

South Africa's immigration debate is heating up, with anti-immigration groups taking their grievances to the Department of Home Affairs, challenging everything from its new digital asylum system to its handling of the country's refugee laws. Members of Progressive Forces of South Africa, Thembelihle Residents Association and Radical People of South Africa gathered outside the department's headquarters in Pretoria on Wednesday, under the United Civic Movement banner, demanding answers from government. […]

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