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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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PODCAST: Rising Immigration Tensions & Rule of Law Application
Prof. Loren Landau (ACMS) on Smile FM: “Vigilante groups are extractive movements, they benefit themselves. They’ve been given attention in the media, at the Union Buildings, and have gained traction in communities.” Xenowatch documents and verifies xenophobic discrimination in SA. LISTEN: [Audio Credit: SmileFM. Video Credit: Jaclyn Modise]
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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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PODCAST: The Dialogue: Migration, Vigilantism and the Crisis of Governance in South Africa
“Xenophobic violence is facilitated by governance failures… Look at who leads these marches; they exploit challenges, not represent needs.” – Prof Loren Landau LISTEN on Radio 702: [Credit: Video from Radio 702 published under the same title]
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PODCAST: 30 June: Legal immigration deadline or public misinformation?
Professor Loren Landau (African Centre for Migration & Society) joined Jeremy Maggs on MoneyWeb to unpack the 30 June deadline, a threat issued by vigilante groups, not the South African government. Landau’s assessment: “This deadline is extraordinarily important. The government has tried to take the wind out of the sails of these movements. But the…
