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in south africa. thousands of zimbabwe in await a court ruling today of weather will be forced to leave. ah, i been fizzle and welcome. there is a new surge of migrants from africa trying to reach europe. rescue as the trying to help. 1200 people adrift on 2 boats in the mediterranean sea between italy and grace. italian coast guard is coordinating the rescue. the migrants of stranded on overcrowded fishing boats, authority, se there's been a shop increase in crossings with thousands of africans arriving on the island of lam. producer in the last few days, but many never make it. aid groups say at least 2 people died and 20 went missing after they boat sank on the weekend. floating at sea, packed with people and without a captain to steer it. the ship is in

a dire state. rescue is carried out a reconnaissance flight to assist the situation with this cool from a nearby cargo be so laying out how bad things the boat is leaking with thinking to anyone. good, and this isn't the only boat in distress in the area. another one carrying 800 people is also adrift. thousands of people have tried to make the treacherous journey across the mediterranean. on this weekend alone, the italian coast guards it almost 2000 migrants had been rescued from vessels in distress. from friday, through to monday, official figures show over $28000.00 migrants have arrived in italy since the start of the year. almost 4 times that in the same period and 2022. many of those

people actually in conflict, violence and persecution. while the numbers are still much lower than the hundreds of thousands rescued during 2015 age groups are wanting more government help is needed to stop lives being lost at sea unnecessarily. both mikaela is director of the north africa and saw hel observatory at the global initiative against transnational organized crime. thank you for joining us. what sort of danger are these stranded migrants in right now? was significant for a number of reasons which we're very familiar with but, but also for some reasons which, which we're less familiar with in the sense that there's been a phenomenon over the past couple of years where a number of vessels have been leaving from the east of libya to reach italy and

another group leaving turkey directly. ready for, for italy, and this increases the risk exponentially because we're talking about a much longer journey, etc. which compounds the usual risk factors, which includes, you know, the lack of safety of the vessels use the exaggerated number of people on board. the sometimes lack of seamanship of the people actually steering the vessels so on so forth. other efforts to track down the perpetrators. i mean these migrants paid huge sums to illegal traffickers who put them out to seek and left them there to fend for themselves. basically. yes there are, there are not sufficient unfortunately. so over the past few years that have been a number of initiatives taking place which can be very quickly categorized and 2

baskets. one of them has to do with border control, putting a boarders putting up was defenses of the boarders on board. those have mix rate of success. in some cases there are successes and flows of migrants have been reduced through these measures. in some cases, they actually create a market for smugglers, whereas migrants would have previously been able to cross the border without the help of a smuggler. suddenly there's a barrier. so there's a market for someone to help actually cross cross that barrier. the 2nd baskets of, of measures have been international prosecutions, international investigations and prosecution. the how these have been few and far between and, and i should include also sanctioning of smugglers in this category. but where they have been begun, there have been some measures of success, not necessarily just in relation to the individuals involved,

but also in the chilling effect they have had on groups of migrants operating in certain areas. the problem very often is that the follow up is weak and the consistency is weak. so we see some progress. we see some damage done to some smuggling networks, but then the progress is not followed on and different smugglers replace. the ones that have that have bus or, or been arrested, or have this month of their business on. so italy's prime minister has been threatening with a naval blockade against micro boats. what would happen then? well, we've seen the sort of rhetoric in the past when, when it comes to ideas of naval brigades. so if this were really to be implemented, and the big question is on the if, because it takes quite substantial efforts to entrench

a naval blockade. so my guess is there would be a diversion. so perhaps in the short term, we would see a massive, a grinding to a halt. but eventually we would see the difference modeling networks. we routing their operations and finding new ways of operating. we have seen this countless times and various different territories, a sound like a creative bunch. my kind of thank you very much for being on d, w. i kind of there from the north africa and south hell observatory. now imagine having settled in a new country, i need to find out years later, you're being kicked out. that's the case for about 200000 bob winds in south africa . they were granted residency back in 2009 human rights groups have taken the government to court, but the clock is ticking the residence permit expire at the end of june. the w's. christina, who met a teacher in johanna,

spoke with family heavily depends on today's corporal far from his home in zimbabwe . been that time really is contemplating the future. it's like in south africa, might soon be coming to him and he's been earning a living in johannesburg, teaching and waiting for the to do for me. go to it to, to school in the money. and then they to go to school or any mess around. and make some land in to show them the wife and others whose beautiful, which were to assume true masonry can live and work legally in south africa because he has as and bobby an exemption permit. these permits were offered to zimbabwe and

who had been living in south africa and documented, and those who were seeking asylum autism, bobby's violent election in 2008. now after 12 years, the south african government is canceling. the permit and permit holders have been told to apply for work visas, but these will only be given to applicants with critical skills. like the majority of permit holders, madison res work is not considered to be critical over the border in been awhile. his wife and 2 daughters worry about him having to return to zimbabwe. and so as to has made or to her. i just don't, i don't know how well making it into meeting decide to communicate with her. i'm any i can, i can assess didn't finish aunt or for tall people or the why she shouldn't. yeah. fees in the any date carrying back to thing is really a life changing thing. it to me that i'll have to drop out of college

and whatever it is that a colleague in i'm about to finish. so if he comes back to the end, that means i have to drop out of college. living standards in zimbabwe have been in decline since the early 2, thousands to day, about half of the population is reported to be living in poverty. some bobbins have migrated to neighboring countries in big numbers. many have come to south africa. and these are growing anti immigrant statesmen to south africa then has at times escalated, divided the tags on foreign. some have suggested that the government and or it is in taking the decisions in with mauricio maintain that reason home is we're always temporary arrangements and never wait. this is citizenship all her minute residents rights groups have asked a court to stop the government from canceling the permits. there was no public

consultation and with the stakeholders prior to the decision being made to terminate the the permits. if you have enabled people to you found families from lives here and careers that you give them that fair opportunity to make representations so that you understand the circumstances of the a lives and what they faith when you make the decision to terminate. and that is absent in terms of the decision that has been made by the south african government been madison were at hope's. the court will rule in favor of the appeal. he doesn't want to go back to some bubbly. so shows out there. so pinch dopey and go big rooms, but the keyboard is fairly framing on finding community future or other go somewhere. if the court rejects the appeal, been months i nora and others and bobby an exemption permit holders have until the

end of june to leave south africa. t w's to sol komatt always following the story for us. at the court in pretoria, south africa. what can we expect today today, what is happening there? arguments are starting in court to the men applicant, which is the hellen sue, has been foundation is currently presenting is accounted court. of course, as we had from that to put them in, i commit is that these people were not quotesoft it. they were not given a chance. they were not asked as to how this decision is going to affect them. so this is the men a presentation today that have been by to that and number of organizations that are in support of that application for the helen sussman foundation. so they have been given days from today to morrow, thursday and friday to present their cases. but also there are the open positions that are in support of the termination of the payment, meaning they supported the whole minister in terms of a 10 minute. this payments,

they are also going to be a, appeared before the judges at fort bent of judges. hearing the smith, i swore that went to present to been finally on friday. we're going to have had the home ad department here, home, a fest department, or so answering a all these other groupings. then we expect a decision from the judges to so can you tell me what really is behind this south african legalize the status of these embalmed wins. living and working in the country, why don't they want them anymore? there are quite a number of issues at play here. i think the 1st issue is economy council. dr. guys facing high unemployment rate. and it is the feeling amongst a lot of other kids including one group that was protesting here. they're just marching around. they've just left the court here as saying this is and, but when should go home because if they go, they are creating spaces for them to wake. they're saying they don't get wake because of this and bumping. so these i sent him is that we have had from our south africans, but also is also

a one to pull it confront. because there's all has been an argument that is in bobbins that have run out of the country should stay in their country in fix and there are problems there. but according to the a home office department, the official statements official position is that these permits where temporarily visit temperature permits. dan, you remember that in 2008, when there was political tip orleans or map with their flock into south africa. so they had to accommodate them, then they're saying the situation now is better. they should be going back. they can't remain in south africa at temper. i'm so these were not at permanent pay me saw the arm of department saying they are now canceling them. and in one want to come in should find another channel of applying for other families that the contest so to so what are their chances of stay if you listen to the arguments that have been put in court today, air by the hell insulin foundation, there are chances because they are saying, according to the constitution of the country, the administration of justice phase and authorities,

when they are taking decisions that affecting people they have to consulted them and inform them get how they're going to affect it. so they're saying this is going to make it impossible for them to, to, to win this case, because this is people we're not consulted. we expected the judges to make a final effect to take the end. but it is expected to that to and there may be allowed to stay, or at least longer than as june. 32. so kumato from vittoria. thank you very much for the update on that story is this news is up next. i'm insulin. see next l ah people in trucks injured when trying to flee the city center. more and more refugees are being turned away at the border. families playing on the taxi syria to the correct own.