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Understanding South Africa’s Immigration System: Health Policy Challenges and Reform Imperatives

South Africa’s Immigration  Health Policy Reform Recently, Amara*, a pregnant Zimbabwean woman, waited fourteen hours at Cape Town’s Refugee Reception Office (RRO) only to be turned away without processing her asylum application. Subsequently, she delivered her baby without proper documentation, consequently limiting both her and her child’s access to essential healthcare services. Unfortunately, this scenario […]

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Why studying African Migration Governance Matters?

Introduction to Migration Governance in Africa Migration governance across the African continent represents one of the most complex and multifaceted policy areas facing African states today. The management of human mobility within, from, and to Africa encompasses a diverse range of political, economic, social, and environmental dimensions that require sophisticated governance frameworks. African migration patterns

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