Abandoned Refugees Fear for Their Lives as Tensions over Irregular Migration Escalate in South Africa

by Sheila Pires | Jul 1, 2026 | Migrants and Refugees Office

“We are only asking for protection.” Those words, spoken by a 16-year-old refugee who has spent nearly half her life without a home, school or certainty about tomorrow, capture the desperation of dozens of refugees living in an abandoned settlement in...

Archbishop Tlhagale OMI on Anti-Migrant Protests: “We are telling the world that we are ungrateful”

by Sheila Pires | Jun 29, 2026 | Featured, Communication and Media

As South Africa prepares for planned anti-migrant demonstrations on 30 June, Archbishop Emeritus Buti Joseph Tlhagale OMI has appealed to South Africans to reject anti migrants’ sentiments and remember the solidarity shown by African nations during the struggle...

Archbishop Tlhagale: “The youth of 1976″ rekindled South Africa’s “Love for freedom”

by Sheila Pires | Jun 25, 2026 | Featured, Communication and Media, News, Youth Department

As South Africa marks fifty years since the Soweto Uprising of 16 June 1976, retired Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale OMI has reflected on the pivotal role played by young people in confronting apartheid and reviving a spirit of resistance that had lain dormant for...

Statement on 30th June Protests Against Undocumented Migrants

by Sheila Pires | Jun 24, 2026 | Uncategorized, Bishop Statements, Justice and Peace

Bishop Mbuyisa: “Lasting solutions will never be found in violence, scapegoating, or threats against foreign nationals”

by Sheila Pires | Jun 24, 2026 | Featured, Bishop Statements, Justice and Peace

As South Africa approaches 30 June, a date set by anti-illegal immigration groups as a deadline for undocumented foreign nationals to leave the country, the Catholic Church is appealing for calm, respect for human dignity, and adherence to the rule of law. In a...