South African minister appeals for humanity and fraternity amid anti-illegal immigration protests

by Sheila Pires | Jul 1, 2026 | Featured, News

As South Africa prepared for nationwide demonstrations over irregular migration on 30 June, the country’s Minister of Human Settlements, Thembisile Simelane, appealed for the rule of law to be upheld without losing sight of the dignity of every human person,...

On the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Nuncio Calls for Peace and Human Dignity in South Africa

by Sheila Pires | Jul 1, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured, News

Against the backdrop of rising anti-migrant protests across South Africa, the Apostolic Nuncio to Southern Africa, Archbishop Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński, has appealed for a renewed commitment to peace, justice and the dignity of every human person, warning against...

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...