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Asylum seekers and refugees leave their home countries because life has become intolerable. They seek safety and understanding.

Don’t call asylum seekers and refugees makwerekwere; make them feel at home

Talk to people to understand why they fled their home county and the difficulties they face in South Africa

5 min read
Einstein Fix: An Electronic Symphony, is an outstanding musical portrait of Einstein Mupalu, a cellphone and laptop repairer in Cape Town. (Photo supplied)

Einstein Fix is a paradoxical podcast that’s a symphony of exuberance

A new podcast tells the story of an enterprising asylum seeker with joy and anguish

  • Des Erasmus
7 min read
BABILE, ETHIOPIA – MAY 04: Refugee camp of somali people, Oromia, Babile, Ethiopia on May 4, 2023 in Babile, Ethiopia. (Photo by Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images)

Lessons from Ethiopia’s progressive refugee policy

Ethiopia’s public attitudes should be blueprints for other African countries

  • Eyaaz
3 min read
In Africa, refugees struggle to enjoy human rights and freedoms.

African governments pay lip service to the human rights of refugees

Those on the fringes of society are too easily excluded from political and democratic affairs

  • Eyaaz
7 min read