What is Xenowatch?
Developed by the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) at the University of Witwatersrand, Xenowatch is an open source system for information collection, visualization and interactive mapping that allows crowdsourcing of information and data on xenophobic discrimination incidents in South Africa using the following reporting methods: Email, WhatsApp and Call. Xenowatch tracks, verifies, records and analyzes all forms of xenophobic discrimination as well as responses or interventions by all relevant stakeholders including government and civil society. It serves as an early warning system that notifies authorities and civil society about threats and violence and calls for immediate and appropriate response. Xenowatch data is analyzed to identify violence causal factors and characteristics of communities at risk in ways that can inform early warning and more effective conflict prevention/resolution interventions.
Reports & Publications
Research Brief 3: Strengthening Strategic Engagement and Movement Building for Migrant Rights in South & Southern Africa
Despite Constitutional guarantees of equality and rights, the legacies of apartheid – such as unequal access to housing, education, and health care – have not been adequately redressed in South Africa (SA). Instead, decades of mismanagement, corruption, and anti-poor governance1 have led to a worsening socio-economic crisis marked by high youth unemployment, violent crime, and…
Webinar: Cities in Motion: Health, Violence & Crisis
At the recent Cities in Motion: Health, Violence & Crisis webinar hosted by the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) at University of the Witwatersrand (WITS), Xenowatch Project Manager, Silindile N. Mlilo presented findings from our ongoing research into denied access to healthcare. Our data reveals a disturbing trend: health facilities in Johannesburg, Durban,…
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[WATCH] – “Trump’s acceptance of Afrikaners as refugees into the United States is an assault across many fronts.”
“Trump’s acceptance of Afrikaners as refugees into the United States is an assault across many fronts.” Loren Landau, a professor of migration and development at Oxford University, shares his thoughts on the message the Trump administration is sending by granting some white South Africans refugee status in the US. The first group of 49…
