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How Do Angola’s Post-Conflict Migration Policies Compare to South Africa’s Post-Apartheid Immigration Framework?

 Migration Policies in Angola and SouthAfrica Opening: Two Nations, Two Legacies, One Challenge Maria, a 34-year-old Congolese refugee, crossed into Angola’s Lunda Norte province in 2018 with her three children. Today, she lives in the Lóvua settlement among 21,000 people who continue to require assistance to meet their basic needs. Meanwhile, Tendai, an undocumented Zimbabwean […]

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The Impact of COVID-19 on South African Border Controls and Regional Migration Patterns: A Health Policy Perspective

 COVID-19 Migration in South Africa Introduction: Borders as Barriers to Health On 15 March 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national state of disaster. Overnight, borders closed to all but goods and citizen repatriation, reshaping migration across Southern Africa. Maria*, a Mozambican domestic worker in Johannesburg, suddenly faced losing her job if she returned home,

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South Africa’s Refugee and Asylum System: Processing, Integration and Support Mechanisms Through a Health Policy Lens

A Crisis at the Intersection of Migration and Health The Human Cost of System Failure In the corridors of Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, Dr. Sarah Ndlovu encounters a familiar struggle. A 34-year-old asylum seeker from the Democratic Republic of Congo sits before her. She carries her pregnancy at seven months. However, she holds only

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