How does South Africa’s asylum seeker permit system impact the ability of refugees to access formal employment?
Asylum Permit System Opening Case & Key Statistics In mid-2024, Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), the Scalabrini Centre, Pax Afrika Network, and others reported that since 2020 they received over 10,000 cases in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, and Musina of asylum seekers and refugees facing documentation challenges. News24 Many of these are unable to finalise their […]

