South Africa: Con Court Reserves Ruling On Temporary Shelters (AllAfrica.com)

19 August 2008, 8:32 am

South Africa's highest court has reserved judgement on an application to prevent the closure of temporary shelters for people displaced by violence in Gauteng.... read more

South African court defers ruling on immigrant camps (AFP via Yahoo! News)

19 August 2008, 7:44 am

South Africa's highest court Tuesday deferred a ruling on the closure of camps around Johannesburg for immigrants displaced by sweeping xenophobic violence in May, a senior official said.... read more

Relief in South Africa after Olympics Shame ends - Feature (EARTHtimes.org)

19 August 2008, 4:36 am

Johannesburg - Eleven days into the Beijing Games South Africans were celebrating the end of their Olympics Shame Tuesday after long jumper Khotso Mokoena ended the country's ten-day medal drought with a silver. Thank you Khotso, the front-page hea...... read more

South Africa: Rethinking Asylum (World Headlines)

19 August 2008, 12:51 am

South Africa should consider temporarily declaring asylum seekers from certain Southern African countries as refugees, to keep up with the burgeoning numbers of migrants, particularly from Zimbabwe, according to a senior government official.... read more

Angola: Government Delegation Returns From South Africa (AllAfrica.com)

18 August 2008, 11:51 pm

The Angolan delegation that attended the 28th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the southern Africa development community (SADC) held in Johannesburg, South Africa, arrived in Luanda Monday afternoon, Angop learned.... read more

SOUTH AFRICA: Camp closures taken to constitutional court (IRIN)

18 August 2008, 11:44 am

JOHANNESBURG, 18 August 2008 (IRIN) - The safety camps set up in Gauteng Province to house victims displaced in South Africa's xenophobic attacks were due to close on 15 August, but an application for urgent interim relief brought by a small group of foreign nationals, due to be heard by the Constit... read more