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Photo credit: IOL ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has condemned the United States’ plan to transform commercial office spaces into refugee centres for Afrikaners in Pretoria as nothing short of “madness.” IOL reports that while speaking at a media briefing in Luthuli House on Tuesday, Mbalula said the US was making unfounded claims against the South…

Photo credit: Indian Express A senior police inspector of the Sahar police station in Mumbai has been transferred due to his alleged negligence while acting against the accused involved in a human trafficking racket. Hindustan Times reports that dozens of Indians were sent to countries such as the United States illegally via the “Dunki” route,…

Photo credit: BBC Recruitment agents who scam foreign nationals applying to work in the UK care sector have been exposed by BBC secret filing.  Graphic Online reports that one of the rogue agents is a Nigerian doctor who has worked for the NHS in the field of psychiatry. The Home Office has acknowledged the system…

Photo credit: KabulNow Pakistani authorities have delayed the latest phase of mass deportation of Afghans till April 10.  AMU reports that the deadline was originally set for April 1 has been shifted due to Eid al-Fitr holidays.  The delay has offered a brief reprieve for tens 9f thousands of Afghans living in Islamabad and Rawalpindi,…

Photo credit: Focus Taiwan Migrants alone cannot solve labour shortages: minister  Taiwan’s Minister of Labour Hung Sun-han has called on industries to consider seniors and hire young people part-time. Taipei Times reports that Hung said this in an exclusive interview with the Central News Agency. He said labour shortage issues need to be solved one step…

Photo credit: UN City The Yonhap News Agency of South Korea and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees will co-host an international forum in April to address Africa’s displacement and the refugee crisis.  Yonhap News Agency reports that the International Forum on Solutions for Africa’s Forced Displacement (Refugees) will take place at the Yonhap News…

Photo credit: the New Indian Express Authorities in the Philippines have arrested two individuals allegedly involved in the recruitment of more than 200 Filipinos rescued in scam hubs in Myawaddy, Myanmar, according to the Bureau of Immigration.  GMA News Online reports BI Commissioner Joel Viado as saying the Philippine National Police and the National Bureau…