CoRMSA promotes and protects the rights of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants in South Africa and the region.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Joined July 2012
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Elections should be about solutions, not scapegoating.
Blaming migrants for unemployment, crime or service-delivery challenges fuels xenophobia and division.
Know what hate speech and xenophobia can look like during election campaigning.
#ResponsibleElectioneering
Suspected online hate speech, election-related disinformation, incitement to violence or harassment?
Report it through Real411:
real411.org.za/elections
For election-related enquiries, contact the IEC: 0800 11 8000.
Scapegoating migrants, spreading misinformation, promoting discrimination and inciting hostility have no place in responsible electioneering.
Let's demand political campaigns that unite, not divide.
#ResponsibleElectioneering
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#FAQs | On the Asylum Applications and the Constitutional Court Judgment
Did the Constitutional Court rule that everyone entering South Africa illegally becomes a refugee? No. The Court did not grant refugee status, asylum, permanent residence or citizenship to anyone.
The judgment only relates to access to the asylum application process, and every application must still undergo assessment and verification in terms of the Refugees Act.
#GovZAUpdates #Migration
Children Caught Between Two Countries: Growing Up in South Africa While Seeking Asylum with Lebo Magugu - Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA) project Coordinator @KayaON959
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Ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections, CoRMSA is attending the Media Freedom Festival 2026, hosted by @moxiiafrica in Johannesburg.
As discussions on media freedom, disinformation, hate speech and responsible electioneering take centre stage.
African CSO Awards 2026.
Congratulations to @Africa_Unite_ZA for winning the Doers Category and CoRMSA for being a Top 3 finalist in the Supporters Category at the #AfricanCSOAwards 2026 in Nairobi! 🇰🇪. With 1000+ entries, African civil society is making an impact! 👏👏👏
Ten cars torched as xenophobic violence erupts in Soweto.
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The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Migration will provide an update on Government’s comprehensive approach to migration management.
🗓️ Today, 8 October 2026
⏰ 09h00
📍 GCIS Auditorium, Ground Floor, Tshedimosetso House, 1035
Corner Francis Baard and Festival, Hatfield, Pretoria
#MigrationZA
#GovZAUpdates
Africa CSO Ideas Festival: We are also honoured that we have been nominated for the 2026 African CSO Epic Awards, alongside organisations and leaders advancing meaningful change across Africa. We remain committed to strengthening coalitions and collective action for human rights.
Africa CSO Ideas Festival.
For over 20 years, CoRMSA has worked collectively with partners advancing the rights and wellbeing of refugees, and migrants in South Africa. Our experience reminds us that sustainable change is built through collective strength and shared purpose.
Africa CSO Idess Festival, what sustains organisations and movements when the people doing the work are themselves under strain? At today’s panel, CoRMSA shared reflections on the importance of solidarity, collective action, care and strong organisational roots. #RootedWellbeing
Today, CoRMSA Executive Director participated as a panellist at the Africa CSO Ideas Festival 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya, discussing “Rooted Wellbeing: Sustainability.” #AfricaCSOIdeasFestival2026.
CoRMSA retweeted
📢Why Does South Africa Process Asylum Applications?
South Africa's treatment of refugees and asylum seekers is guided by the Constitution, the Refugees Act, and international agreements.
#GovZAUpdates #AsylumApplications
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Home Affairs slams ‘disinformation campaign’ over asylum ruling
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Home Affairs rejects claims court ruling legalises foreign nationals.
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We are in Nairobi, Kenya, from 6–9 October 2026 for the African CSO Ideas Festival.
Today, 7 October, CoRMSA’s Executive Director joins the panel on “Rooted Wellbeing – Sustainability.”
Looking forward to meaningful conversations and shared learning!
#AfricanCSOIdeasFestival
Final EPA symposium to strengthen regional cooperation on asylum protection in Southern Africa
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Home affairs directs refugee offices to accept undocumented asylum applicants
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Home affairs directs refugee offices to accept undocumented asylum applicants timeslive.co.za/news/south-a…