MEDIA INVITATION New report shines light on corruption in immigration system at Home Affairs Corruption Watch and partners invite you to the of launch of a new report, Project Lokisa: Asylum at a Price, which focuses on how corruption impacts those seeking legal protection in South Africa, specifically refugees and asylum seekers. Basing its evidence on personal accounts of corruption experienced by a range of asylum seekers, Corruption Watch documents how corruption manifests within the entire system and how it impacts individual whistle-blowers, as well as the organisation’s attempts to engage constructively with the Department of Home Affairs to fix the problem. Several practical recommendations have been offered, with the aim of encouraging co-operation between the department and civil society in a bid to institute anti-corruption measures that address the vulnerabilities of asylum seekers and refugees in South Africa. A memorandum capturing these recommendations and demands will be presented to the Department of Home Affairs. The details of the launch, to be attended by a range of Corruption Watch and members of affected communities, including whistle-blowers, are as follows: Date: 22 November 2016 Venue: Area outside Marabastad refugee reception office 352 Es’kia Mphahlele Drive [The actual location (open field) of the gathering is corner Es’kia Mphahlele Drive and Johannes Ramkhoase Street] Time: 10h30 Speakers: Mavuso Msimang, Chairperson at Corruption Watch Marc Gbaffou, African Diaspora Forum Leanne Govindsamy, Head of Legal and Investigations, Corruption Watch Sharon Ekambaram, Lawyers for Human Rights RSVP: Patience Mkosana: 072 992-8380 patiencem@corruptionwatch.org.za Moira Campbell: 083 995 4711 moirac@corruptionwatch.org.za
