Xenophobia, Policy Changes & Governance

by NicholasS | Jun 10, 2026 | News, Podcasts, Video

Dr. Rebecca Walker (African Centre for Migration & Society) joins Smile FM to unpack the intersections between local government elections, rising xenophobic violence, governance failures, and the dangerous normalisation of political endorsements of vigilante...

Ramaphosa Warns Against Xenophobia as Violence Against Foreign Nationals Rises

by NicholasS | Jun 10, 2026 | News, Podcasts

President Ramaphosa has warned against xenophobia as violence against foreign nationals continues to rise. But is condemnation enough? Professor Loren Landau (African Centre for Migration & Society) shared his perspective on PowerFM: “It is important for...

Anti-immigration marchers hand over demands as experts dispute unemployment crisis claims

by | Jun 8, 2026 | News

Migration experts have disputed claims that foreign nationals are responsible for South Africa’s unemployment crisis. Professor Loren Landau (African Centre for Migration & Society, WITS) is clear: “We need to shift the discussion away from immigration...

OPINION | Oldest trick in the book: Ramaphosa uses migrants to dodge 32 years of failure

by | Jun 8, 2026 | News

Last night, President Ramaphosa devoted a prime-time national address to immigration and xenophobia. Last night, he once again misled. “Faced with the consequences of their own failures, governments point outward, toward a scapegoat, a vilified other. Nigel...

South Africa’s Worsening Xenophobia Exposes a Broken Economic Promise

by | Jun 5, 2026 | News

South Africa’s worsening xenophobia exposes a broken economic promise. As Afrophobic violence flares ahead of November’s local elections, political leaders are opting for cheap scapegoating over tackling deep structural decline and broken public utilities....