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READ: Four ways disinformation about migration is circulating in South Africa
Africa Check examines four key disinformation trends circulating in South Africa, and how to spot them. False information on social media and messaging apps is adding to tension and lending support to xenophobic discourse. Xenowatch continues to document xenophobic discrimination across South Africa: 2026 (January–June): 23 verified incidents of xenophobic discrimination 100 people displaced 2…
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READ: Xenophobic Unrest — A Crisis Co-Written by March and March and SA’s political class
“Politics likes to have a singular villain. Put all SA’s woes on immigrants. But when you look at home, there’s plenty of blame to go around.” – Prof. Loren B Landau (African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS)) on xenophobic unrest & political complicity. READ the article.[Illustrative image: March and March leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma. (Photo:…
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READ: South Africa struggles with migrant exodus and economic unrest
South Africa struggles with migrant exodus & economic unrest. Prof. Jo Vearey (she/her) (African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS)): “Migrants are blamed for problems created by policy failures.” READ on Moneyweb. [Photo Credit: Ihsaan Haffejee/GroundUp]
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READ: South Africa’s immigration crackdown divides Johannesburg’s inner city
“Employers will exploit undocumented labour. It’s rational, #immigrants won’t go to the labour department to complain. It’s not a preference for foreigners. It’s a preference to maximise profits.” Prof. Landau (ACMS) on SA’s immigration crackdown. Read on AlJazeera. [Photo Credit: Yeshiel Panchia/Al Jazeera]
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ARTICLE: Xenophobia in South Africa: state’s complicity with gangs and vigilantes is threatening its ability to govern
NEW ARTICLE: “Xenophobia in South Africa: state’s complicity with gangs and vigilantes is threatening its ability to govern” Prof. Loren Landau & Dr. Jean-Pierre Misago (ACMS) on why sovereignty is being lost; not at borders, but in cities & townships. READ here.
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READ: Ramaphosa recycles old plans as…
Ramaphosa’s immigration plan: old policies, new packaging. Prof. Loren Landau (ACMS): “It relies on perceptions rather than facts.” Since 2008, xenophobic violence has claimed 612 lives. The plans keep coming. The violence keeps coming. READ the article. [Photo Credit: Press Reader/Daily Maverick]
