Under laws in force since 2020, Home Affairs could refuse asylum applications from people without a valid transit visa, which shut out most newcomers. The Constitutional Court struck those provisions down in July, and Refugee Reception Offices, including Gqeberha's, are now accepting new applicants again, GroundUp's Joseph Chirume reports. Continue reading →

South Africa's effort to meet international counter-terrorism financing rules could make life unnecessarily difficult for non-profit organisations, warns Alison Tilley in GroundUp. The amendment Bill before Parliament is meant to keep the country off the Financial Action Task Force's grey list before its 2027 assessment, but may not meet the standard it was written to satisfy. Continue reading →