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Why Ghana Is Evacuating Hundreds of Its Citizens From South Africa

Why Ghana Is Evacuating Hundreds of Its Citizens From South Africa

by | May 28, 2026 | Front Page, News, Regulation of Law & Policy

Anti-immigrant protests have increased across South Africa, drawing forceful condemnation from several African leaders. [This news article was originally published by The New York Times under the same title and with the accompanying photographs on 27 May 2026. The...
Eastern Cape unrest – Alleged ‘Nigerian King’ coronation sparks violence and debate

Eastern Cape unrest – Alleged ‘Nigerian King’ coronation sparks violence and debate

by NicholasS | Apr 1, 2026 | News, Podcasts

This interview was originally aired on Talk Radio 702, on 31 March 2025. Bongani Bingwa speaks to Prof. Loren Landau, an expert in migration and development from Oxford and Wits University and traditional leadership and heritage expert, Prof. Somadoda Fikeni about...
Socio-Spatial Transformations research theme and team

Socio-Spatial Transformations research theme and team

by | Jan 28, 2026 | Front Page, News, Regulation of Law & Policy

The Second International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) 2026 will be taking place in New York, from 5 to 8 May 2026. As the primary intergovernmental global platform, the IMRF reviews progress on the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM). The...
REPORT: Xenophobic Discrimination in South Africa: An Overview of Trends, Effects, and Responses (2022–2024)

REPORT: Xenophobic Discrimination in South Africa: An Overview of Trends, Effects, and Responses (2022–2024)

by | Nov 17, 2025 | Regulation of Law & Policy, Reports

Compiled by Dr Silindile Mlilo This report provides an analysis of xenophobic discrimination incidents in South Africa between 2022 and 2024 (hereinafter the reporting period), based on data collected through the Xenowatch platform. Xenowatch is a project of the...
Closing the gap in the wrong direction

Closing the gap in the wrong direction

by | Nov 11, 2025 | Front Page, Journal Articles, News, Unhealthy Migration

Walker, R., Vearey, J. “Closing the gap in the wrong direction” migration, health policy, and the exclusion of asylum seekers, refugees and undocumented migrants from healthcare access in South Africa. BMC Public Health 25, 3877 (2025)....
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