The South African print often uses language that portrays foreigners in a bad light, and dehumanises them.
- Honorary Research Associate at Institute for Democracy Citizenship and Public Policy in Africa, University of Cape Town
The Zimbabwe Exemption Permit gave holders the right to live and work in the country but did not grant them the right to permanent residence.
In 2018, Africa accounted for 70% of the world’s people displaced by armed conflict and human rights abuses.
The policy and law applying to refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa is largely progressive. But, in practice, they continue to endure hardship and unfair treatment by officials.
The lengthy nature of some of Africa’s wars is one of the main hindrances to ending the “refugee cycle”.
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