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Mxolisi Ncube is a Zimbabwean-born journalist who lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Thousands of undocumented children in South Africa have been unable to graduate since a government directive last summer. Advocates argue they’re being punished for their parents’ actions. Mxolisi Ncube meets migrant students whose professional dreams have been dashed.
Asylum seeker Francine Kalala is suing South Africa’s government, claiming that two hospitals turned her away while in labor – forcing her to give birth in a train station. Activists say the neglect and abuse she suffered are rife in the country’s healthcare system.
South Africa is arresting a growing number of asylum seekers when they attempt to renew their asylum permits. Mxolisi Ncube speaks to Zimbabweans sent home and the human rights groups challenging the deportations.
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