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Getty Images The Backlog Project was launched to deal with the more than 153 000 backlog of asylum seekers in South Africa.  It will now take four years instead of the originally estimated more than 60 years.  Of the 266 694 refugees and asylum-seekers in South Africa, two-thirds of them do not have access to the full rights and privileges of refugee status. South Africa has been praised for including refugees and asylum seekers in its Covid-19 vaccine plans. “The mantra that we’re only safe if everyone is safe will be manifested,” said Valentin Tapsoba, Director of the Regional Burea...

Asylum Backlog Project aims to eliminate SA backlog by 2024 Search Polity Note: Search is limited to the most recent 250 articles. To access earlier articles, click Advanced Search and set an earlier date range. To search for a term containing the '&' symbol, click Advanced Search and use the 'search headings' and/or 'in first paragraph' options. With... Clear Search Sponsored by Sponsored by The Department of Home Affairs, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the UN Refugee Agency officially launched the $9.6-million Asylum Backlog Project, a joint endeavour to eliminat...