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News10 July 2026
South Africa faces growing African backlash over xenophobia, expert warns
South Africa’s growing wave of anti-migrant sentiment is no longer just a domestic issue—it is increasingly shaping how the country…
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Video6 July 2026
OP-ED: The other violence: While South Africa watched the marches, the state built a camp
By Prof. Jo Vearey and Dr Rebecca Walker, Daily Maverick We are watching a de facto refugee camp form under…
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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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Video2 July 2026
Immigration in South Africa
By Newzroom Afrika As nationwide demonstrations against undocumented foreign nationals continue, the immigration debate has become one of South Africa’s…
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Video24 June 2026
Xenophobia in South Africa: Who’s Really Paying the Price?
What happens when a country tries to fix its economy by pushing migrants out? South Africas anti-migrant stance is backfiring—tourism…
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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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Video19 June 2026
Pressure Mounts on Undocumented Foreigners
In a recent TV interview with eNCA, migration scholar and ACMS co-director Associate Professor Jo Vearey reflected on the ongoing…
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News17 June 2026
Exclusionary cohesion? Rethinking the nexus between social cohesion and xenophobic violence in South Africa
Misago, J. P. (2026). Exclusionary cohesion? Rethinking the nexus between social cohesion and xenophobic violence in South Africa. Social Dynamics, 1–20.…
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Podcasts10 June 2026
Ramaphosa speaks out against xenophobia
Dr. Rebecca Walker, Research Associate at the African Centre for Migration & Society, spoke to John Maytham about the measures…
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News5 June 2026
Professor Loren Landau Critiques State’s Role in Linking Immigration to South Africa’s Social Issues
Professor Loren Landau (African Centre for Migration & Society) critiques the states role in linking immigration to South Africas social…
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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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Podcasts29 May 2026
The Intersection of Local Government Elections, Xenophobia, and Governance Failures in South Africa
Professor Jo Vearey (African Centre for Migration & Society, Wits University) joins Khalid Giveus-Badi on Radio 786 to discuss the…
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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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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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Podcasts1 April 2026
Eastern Cape unrest – Alleged ‘Nigerian King’ coronation sparks violence and debate
This interview was originally aired on Talk Radio 702, on 31 March 2025. Bongani Bingwa speaks to Prof. Loren Landau,…
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News28 January 2026
Socio-Spatial Transformations research theme and team
The Second International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) 2026 will be taking place in New York, from 5 to 8 May 2026. As the primary…
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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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News4 October 2025
Xenophobic Discrimination in South Africa (2022–2024)
By Silindile Mlilo, Xenowatch Xenowatch recently published this report on the Xenophobic Discrimination in South Africa: An Overview of Trends,…
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Podcasts7 August 2025
Lesotho concerned about ‘xenophobic-like’ treatment of its citizens in SA
This post has been adapted from a podcast originally aired on SAfm radio, on 4 August 2025. The featured image…
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