Xenophobic Unrest: South Africa scales down repatriation efforts as migration rates decline
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Cracking down on immigration and labour law violations;2. Stamping out corruption in the immigration system;4. Closing legal loopholes in migration policies; and5.
- ▪Cracking down on immigration and labour law violations;2.
- ▪Stamping out corruption in the immigration system;4.
- ▪Closing legal loopholes in migration policies; and5.
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Xenophobic Unrest South Africa scales down repatriation efforts as migration rates decline The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration says more than 68,000 foreign nationals have been processed for repatriation or deportation since June, as the government begins scaling down operations at the Musina Temporary Repatriation Processing Centre after a decline in arrivals. By Reitumetse Pilane 26 Jul 2026 Minster of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamalako Kubayi briefs the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration on Sunday 26 July, 2026.
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