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News14 July 2026
Nigeria says two citizens killed in South Africa amid rise in xenophobic violence
Nigeria says two of its citizens have been killed in South Africa amid a surge in xenophobic violence; as attacks…
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News14 July 2026
Blaming foreigners for poor social services is ‘scapegoating’
South Africa’s struggling healthcare system is not caused by undocumented foreign nationals, according to experts. Prof. Jo Vearey (ACMS): “It is…
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Video3 July 2026
Xenophobic Attacks: Is South Africa still safe for Africans?
South Africa is once again at the centre of intense debate over migration, safety, and rising tensions involving African migrants.…
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Video23 June 2026
Abahambe Part II – Who Profits from South Africa’s Broken Immigration System?
In the second instalment of Checkpoint: Abahambe, eNCA examines the political, economic and social forces shaping South Africa’s migration debates…
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Op-Ed22 June 2026
OP-ED: Xenophobia in South Africa: state’s complicity with gangs and vigilantes is threatening its ability to govern
By Prof. Loren Landau, and Dr. Pierre Misago Marches, Mozambicans murdered, state-sponsored evacuations, a nationally televised presidential address. Anti-immigrant mobilisation has again drawn…
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News12 June 2026
Ramaphosa recycles old plans as…
Ramaphosa recycles old plans on immigration. Under pressure from anti-foreigner groups, he announced measures, but activists and researchers are concerned.…
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News12 June 2026
R100,000 fine warning for anyone employing a domestic worker in South Africa
R100,000 fine warning for anyone employing a domestic worker without legal work status in South Africa. Recently gazetted laws will…
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Video10 June 2026
Migration row rattles South Africa amid rising anti-migrant protests
Anti-migrant protesters marched outside Johannesburg, underscoring rising tensions over immigration in South Africa. Some vigilante groups have told undocumented foreigners…
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Video10 June 2026
President Outlines New Approach to Migration
Looking at the capacity of the state, can President Ramaphosa uphold the recent measures outlined around migration? Professor Jo Vearey…
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Podcasts10 June 2026
Is middle class SA behind the hiring of illegal migrants like domestic workers?
Lester Kiewit speaks to Professor Jo Vearey (African Centre for Migration & Society) about the states crackdown on undocumented migration,…
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Podcasts10 June 2026
Xenophobia, Policy Changes & Governance
Dr. Rebecca Walker (African Centre for Migration & Society) joins Smile FM to unpack the intersections between local government elections,…
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Podcasts10 June 2026
Ramaphosa Warns Against Xenophobia as Violence Against Foreign Nationals Rises
President Ramaphosa has warned against xenophobia as violence against foreign nationals continues to rise. But is condemnation enough? Professor Loren…
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News8 June 2026
Anti-immigration marchers hand over demands as experts dispute unemployment crisis claims
Migration experts have disputed claims that foreign nationals are responsible for South Africas unemployment crisis. Professor Loren Landau (African Centre…
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News8 June 2026
OPINION | Oldest trick in the book: Ramaphosa uses migrants to dodge 32 years of failure
Last night, President Ramaphosa devoted a prime-time national address to immigration and xenophobia. Last night, he once again misled. Faced…
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News5 June 2026
South Africa’s Worsening Xenophobia Exposes a Broken Economic Promise
South Africas worsening xenophobia exposes a broken economic promise. As Afrophobic violence flares ahead of Novembers local elections, political leaders…
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News5 June 2026
Marco Rubio Just Made A Claim About Immigration That’s One Heck Of A ‘Dog Whistle,’ Experts Say
Professor Loren Landau (African Centre for Migration & Society / University of Oxford) on the Trump administrations policy toward Afrikaners:…
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Video4 June 2026
Xenophobia in South Africa: Is There a Hidden Hand Stirring the Chaos?
Professor Loren Landau (African Centre for Migration & Society) shares a nuanced perspective: social media has amplified xenophobic rhetoric from…
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Podcasts1 June 2026
Dr. Rebecca Walker Sharing Insights from the Report “Migrants in South Africa: Myths vs Facts”
Dr. Rebecca Walker (Research Associate, African Centre for Migration & Society) joins the conversation to share insights on Channel Africa…
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Video1 June 2026
Prof Jo Vearey on the story of Internal Migration
Professor Jo Vearey (African Centre for Migration & Society) speaks to the story of internal migration, often overlooked in discussions…
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Video1 June 2026
Remapping Migration and Urban Spaces – Naadira Patel shares more
Remapping migration and urban spaces. Naadira Patel from Atlas of Uncertainty shares insights on this groundbreaking interdisciplinary collaboration. Featuring 30 artists from…
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Video1 June 2026
BMA Intercepts Narcotic Ingredients Worth an Estimated R1 billion
The Border Management Authority intercepted narcotic ingredients worth an estimated R1 billion at the Beitbridge Port of Entry hidden in…
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News29 May 2026
Denying SA is Xenophobic: Sounds like Trump’s Maga
Xenophobic violence is not spontaneous. Xenowatch data shows it has been orchestrated by leaders to further their own interests, driving…
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News29 May 2026
Kraaifontein vendors fear for their lives, want to leave SA after 700-pupil looting spree
Professor Jo Vearey, Associate Professor and Co-Director at the African Centre for Migration & Society, has described the Kraaifontein looting…
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Podcasts28 May 2026
Who Gets to Belong? The Quiet Exclusion of Care in South Africa’s New Immigration White Paper
John Maytham speaks to Dr Rebecca Walker from the African Centre for Migration and Society at Wits University about concerns…
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Op-Ed28 May 2026
OPINION | The Quiet Exclusion of Care in SA’s New Immigration White Paper
By Rebecca Walker, Thea de Gruchy, Sharon Ekambaram and Marlise Richter South Africas latest immigration white paper was approved just…
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Video28 May 2026
Focus on immigration and refugee policy: In conversation with Prof. Jo Vearey
By SABC News South Africas approach to migration and refugee policy remains a complex and evolving issue, shaped by questions…
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News28 May 2026
Why Ghana Is Evacuating Hundreds of Its Citizens From South Africa
Anti-immigrant protests have increased across South Africa, drawing forceful condemnation from several African leaders. [This news article was originally published…
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Video8 April 2026
Cabinet approves revised immigration white paper
This panel discussion was originally aired on Newzroom Afrika, on 4 April 2026. South Africas Home Affairs Minister, Dr Leon…
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Video11 January 2026
South Africa’s Ramaphosa Backs Trump’s Afrikaner Refugee Scheme
This interview was originally uploaded onto YouTube by Firstpost, under the same title, on 8 January 2026. In a significant…
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News11 November 2025
Closing the gap in the wrong direction
Walker, R., Vearey, J. “Closing the gap in the wrong direction” migration, health policy, and the exclusion of asylum seekers,…
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Video16 May 2025
‘White Afrikaners know they’re not being persecuted in SA’
ACMS/Wits Universitys Professor Loren Landau tells Newzroom Afrika that Afrikaners who have accepted U.S. President Donald Trump’s resettlement programme are…
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Video12 May 2025
Reports that US will accept White South African ‘refugees’ prompts concern in South Africa
South Africa says it is concerned about reports that the United States of America (USA) will begin taking in White…
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Podcasts16 April 2025
How can film and digital storytelling be used in migration research?
By Kate Dearden, The Migration Podcast It’s an exciting time for qualitative research methods these days. Migration scholars are pushing…
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Podcasts11 June 2024
South African immigration dilemma
By Halima Gikandi, The World Like in the United States, immigration remains a hot-button political issue in South Africa. There…
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Podcasts4 June 2024
Migration, politics and the S.A. elections
By Richard Kagoe, BBC News ACMS Prof. Loren Landau recently spoke to BBCs Richard Kagoe on the Focus on Africa…
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Podcasts14 April 2023
South Africa plans to deport thousands back to Zimbabwe
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This podcast was originally broadcast by The World under the same title, on 11 April 2023. On Tuesday (11 April…
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