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Displaced foreigners prepare to vacate temporary shelters as deadline looms
14 Aug 2008 Friday, August 15, is the deadline for closing six temporary shelters set up in South Africa's Gauteng province for foreigners displaced in recent xenophobic attacks. Gloria is one of many asylum seekers who don't know where to go next. -
South Africa cuts nearly 500 km off Zimbabweans' asylum journey
7 Aug 2008 By issuing permits closer to a major entry point, South Africa has stepped up protection for Zimbabwean asylum seekers. -
Zimbabweans face uphill struggle in search for asylum in South Africa
11 Jul 2008 UNHCR fears inadequate screening of Zimbabweans at the South African border could result in people with genuine fear of persecution being deported. -
UNHCR releases 2,000 more tents for South Africa xenophobia victims
30 May 2008 UNHCR hands over 2,000 tents to the South African government to provide shelter to thousands of victims of recent xenophobic attacks. -
UNHCR distributes aid to South Africa's xenophobia victims
21 May 2008 UNHCR distributes 2,000 blankets and 2,000 mats to victims of a wave of xenophobia in South Africa's Guateng province. -
Xenophobic attacks drive hundreds from homes in South African suburb
28 Mar 2008 A series of brutal assaults on foreigners in makeshift settlements on the outskirts of the capital has galvanized government and private organizations into action -
Somali refugee community takes lead in local integration in South Africa
19 Mar 2008 Faced with growing antagonism, a Somali refugee community in South Africa is taking the lead in seeking local integration -
South Africa gets 45,673 asylum seekers in 2007, warns of rising numbers
26 Feb 2008 South Africa received nearly 46,000 new applications for asylum during 2007 and warns that the numbers could increase sharply in the coming years. -
Resourcefulness of Zimbabwean asylum seekers impresses UNHCR
21 Nov 2007 UNHCR's Age, Gender and Diversity Mainstreaming exercise finds a high degree of self-reliance among Zimbabwean asylum seekers in the South African city of Port Elizabeth.