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South African diaspora

Coverage for South African diaspora communities, plus events back home that shape life abroad — politics, business, migration, culture.

The Johannesburg skyline at daytime, a city where many Kenyan and other African migrants live and work.

World

The Bus Out of Johannesburg: How a June 30 Ultimatum Left 50 Kenyans Asking for a Way Home

As anti-migrant marches harden across South African cities, Kenya's mission in Pretoria has opened a narrow window to bring frightened citizens home.

9 days ago5 min

Travellers move through the international arrivals hall at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi

Diaspora

The Flight Home From Fear: Inside Kenya's Race to Bring Its Citizens Out of a Hostile South Africa

The first 26 returnees touched down at Jomo Kenyatta International on Monday. Hundreds more wait inside the High Commission in Pretoria as anti-migrant unrest spreads.

6 days ago5 min

An M-PESA mobile money agent kiosk with green Safaricom branding on a busy Nairobi street in Kenya.

Business

The Rail That Moves the Money Home: What a South African Takeover of Safaricom Means for Kenyans Abroad

6 days ago5 min

The skyline of Johannesburg, South Africa, at dawn, the city where many Kenyan migrants live and work.

World

The Suitcase by the Door: Why Dozens of Kenyans in South Africa Are Asking Nairobi to Bring Them Home

15 days ago5 min

City buildings along the beachfront in Durban, South Africa, where many foreign nationals have faced anti-migrant threats.

World

A Field in Durban, a Plea to Nairobi: How Xenophobia Is Driving Kenyans Out of South Africa

11 days ago5 min

Travellers walk through the international arrivals area of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya

Diaspora

Home, With Nothing in the Suitcase: Kenya Begins Airlifting Its People Out of South Africa's Xenophobic Storm

4 days ago4 min

Travellers move through the arrivals hall at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa.

World

The Deadline With No Law: How South Africa's June 30 Ultimatum Emptied Homes Across the African Diaspora

6 days ago5 min

A city skyline glowing under a deep dusk sky

World

Diaspora Sunset, Tue Jun 30: The Day the Doors Swung Shut

6 days ago3 min

Densely packed apartment blocks and shops in inner-city Johannesburg, where many African migrant traders live and work

Diaspora

The Pavement Outside the Consulate: How a Deadline No Government Set Emptied South Africa of Its African Neighbours

6 days ago5 min

World

The Deadline at the Door: How a June 30 Ultimatum in South Africa Has Kenyans Counting the Cost of Staying

12 days ago5 min

Sunrise over a field, symbolising a new day of diaspora news

World

Diaspora Morning Brief, Mon Jun 22: US Denaturalization Jitters; Australia's $2,000 Visa Door

15 days ago2 min

A scientist in a laboratory examines a sample under a microscope during medical research work

Health

The Flight Path Flown in Reverse: How Marianne Mureithi Became UoN's First Female Professor of Medical Microbiology

2 days ago5 min

The Bus Out of Johannesburg: How a June 30 Ultimatum Left 50 Kenyans Asking for a Way Home

The Flight Home From Fear: Inside Kenya's Race to Bring Its Citizens Out of a Hostile South Africa

The Rail That Moves the Money Home: What a South African Takeover of Safaricom Means for Kenyans Abroad

The Suitcase by the Door: Why Dozens of Kenyans in South Africa Are Asking Nairobi to Bring Them Home

A Field in Durban, a Plea to Nairobi: How Xenophobia Is Driving Kenyans Out of South Africa

Home, With Nothing in the Suitcase: Kenya Begins Airlifting Its People Out of South Africa's Xenophobic Storm

The Deadline With No Law: How South Africa's June 30 Ultimatum Emptied Homes Across the African Diaspora

Diaspora Sunset, Tue Jun 30: The Day the Doors Swung Shut

The Pavement Outside the Consulate: How a Deadline No Government Set Emptied South Africa of Its African Neighbours

Diaspora Morning Brief, Tue Jun 30: South Africa's Deadline Day Arrives

Diaspora Morning Brief, Mon Jun 29: South Africa Exodus Beats June 30 Deadline

Diaspora Sunset, Mon Jun 29: Three Deadlines and the Weight of Paperwork

Diaspora Morning Brief, Sun Jun 28: South Africa's June 30 Deadline Looms

The Deadline at the Door: How a June 30 Ultimatum in South Africa Has Kenyans Counting the Cost of Staying

Diaspora Morning Brief, Mon Jun 22: US Denaturalization Jitters; Australia's $2,000 Visa Door

The Flight Path Flown in Reverse: How Marianne Mureithi Became UoN's First Female Professor of Medical Microbiology