Fear grips undocumented foreign workers in South Africa
Johannesburg – Zimbabwean domestic migrant worker Precious clocked in late for work, launched into her duties for a white... Read more
23 Sep, 2022
61 dead in migrant shipwreck off Syria coast, says Lebanon minister
Beirut – At least 61 migrants drowned when a boat they boarded in Lebanon sank off Syria’s coast, a Lebanese... Read more
23 Sep, 2022
‘Stranded’ migrants rescued in Niger desert, says UN
Niamey – A total of 50 West African migrants, including women and children, were rescued in the desert in... Read more
13 Sep, 2022
Factfile: Nigeria’s ‘japa’ migration phenonemon
Abuja – Nigeria is a giant oil-rich nation that is home to a vibrant tech scene and booming entertainment... Read more
6 Sep, 2022
‘The Nigerian dream died in me’: Emigration beguiles middle classes in troubled Nigeria
Abuja – Ayo Aroloye was holding his newborn son when a power cut plunged the delivery room of the... Read more
5 Sep, 2022
‘Acts of lawlessness directed at foreign nationals shouldn’t be tolerated’ – Ramaphosa lashes xenophobic hospital protests
Johannesburg – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday condemned anti-immigrant protests that had prevented foreigners from accessing a... Read more
31 Aug, 2022
Melilla migrants likely died of ‘suffocation’: Moroccan probe
Rabat – At least 23 migrants who died last month in a mass attempt to enter the Spanish enclave... Read more
14 Jul, 2022
Two lifeless male bodies found in hold of Air Algerie plane, police say
Algiers – The bodies of two men were found in the hold of an Air Algerie plane at Algiers International... Read more
5 Jun, 2022
3 migrants dead, 10 missing as boat capsizes off Tunisia
Tunis – Three people were found dead and another 10 went missing after their boat capsized off Tunisia during an... Read more
20 May, 2022
Zimbabwe healthcare bleeds amid mass nurse exodus
Harare – Virginia Mutsamwira says she treats four times the number of patients she should ideally handle at a... Read more
16 May, 2022
