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The spike in the number of immigrants in the mid-1980s can be attributed to a high demand for mine labor. In the 1990s, the RENAMO War in Mozambique caused an influx of migration into South Africa, and in modern times this particular group is often granted refugee status. Many work permit holders come from Kenya, Nigeria and Zimbabwe, and a ...
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 Section 84(2)(f) [13] Enquiry into tragic incident at or near area commonly known as Marikana Mine in Rustenburg, North West Province: Ian Farlam [13] 23 August 2012 [13] Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry [14] Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 Section 206(5) [14]
The sociologist Alice Bloch notes that migrants in South Africa have been the victims of xenophobia and violence, regardless of their immigration status. [ 3 ] Refugees from poorer neighbouring countries include many immigrants from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi, and others, who represent a large portion of ...
The South African Migration System is centered around South Africa and has been developed since the late 19th century in parallel with the emergence and growth of the South African Mining industry. The South African Migration System is defined in large part by the political and economic preeminence of South Africa as a destination for migrants ...
From 1994 onwards, the South African government displayed increasing hostility to skilled immigration from the rest of Africa. [4] However, this has not served to limit the number of immigrants; Zimbabwean migration to South Africa since 2000 has been described as the "largest concentrated flow" in the country's history. [5]
The Government of South Africa, or South African Government, is the national government of the Republic of South Africa, a parliamentary republic with a three-tier system of government and an independent judiciary, operating in a parliamentary system. Legislative authority is held by the Parliament of South Africa.
South African administrative law is the branch of public law which regulates the legal relations of public authorities, whether with private individuals and organisations or with other public authorities, [1] or better say, in present-day South Africa, which regulates "the activities of bodies that exercise public powers or perform public functions, irrespective of whether those bodies are ...
South Africa is divided into magisterial districts, each of which is served by a district magistrate's court and in some cases also branch courts or periodical courts. Districts are grouped together into regional divisions served by a regional court, which hears more serious cases.