by NicholasS | Jul 22, 2026 | Video
Dr. Rebecca Walker (Research Associate, African Centre for Migration & Society) shares insights on SalaaMedia:”Repatriation implies people choosing or consenting to return home, but what we are seeing is people being forcibly removed through violence...
by NicholasS | Jul 20, 2026 | Video
Professor Loren Landau (African Centre for Migration & Society, Wits University) joined Politically Aweh to unpack the drivers of xenophobic mobilisation.His key insight: “Of course there are immigration and asylum laws that need to be enforced. Is the...
by NicholasS | Jul 20, 2026 | Video
Professor Jo Vearey (Co-Director, African Centre for Migration & Society, Wits University) joins DW News to unpack the crisis:”We are seeing a rise and normalisation of xenophobic hate speech and scapegoating of foreign nationals, especially undocumented...
by NicholasS | Jul 7, 2026 | News, Regulation of Law & Policy, Video
South Africa is once again confronting a wave of anti-migrant mobilisation that has displaced thousands of people, disrupted communities, and reignited difficult questions about xenophobia, political leadership, and social cohesion. Experts tell Alex Croft of The...
by NicholasS | Jul 6, 2026 | News, Op-Ed, Regulation of Law & Policy, Video
By Prof. Jo Vearey and Dr Rebecca Walker, Daily Maverick We are watching a de facto refugee camp form under our noses, assembled not by the chaos of mobs but by the order of officials with stamps and clipboards and the quiet confidence of those who know that no one is...
by NicholasS | Jul 3, 2026 | News, Regulation of Law & Policy, Video
South Africa is once again at the centre of intense debate over migration, safety, and rising tensions involving African migrants. This Africanews debate asks, ‘Is South Africa still safe for Africans?’ The conversation brings together migrants’...