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Dr. Rebecca Walker (Research Associate, African Centre for Migration & Society) shares insights on SalaaMedia: “Repatriation implies people choosing or consenting to return home, but what we are seeing is people being forcibly removed through violence without individual assessments, whether healthcare status or documentation status. This is deportation without following the right processes.” “The humanitarian…

Professor Loren Landau (African Centre for Migration & Society, Wits University) joined Politically Aweh to unpack the drivers of xenophobic mobilisation. His key insight: “Of course there are immigration and asylum laws that need to be enforced. Is the problem that they [migrants] are selling tomatoes? … Operation Dudula stopping immigrants from accessing places of…

Professor Jo Vearey (Co-Director, African Centre for Migration & Society, Wits University) joins DW News to unpack the crisis: “We are seeing a rise and normalisation of xenophobic hate speech and scapegoating of foreign nationals, especially undocumented foreign nationals, coupled with vigilante groups using the language that foreign nationals are to blame for the government’s failure to…

What happened on 30 June 2026 raises significant challenges. Thousands marched, violence erupted, and foreign nationals fled for safety. The aftermath is uncertain. Prof Loren Landau: The deeper concern: these vigilante groups may be rewarded with de facto governance, shifting power away from the state and into the hands of those willing to use violence.…

Professor Loren Landau (African Centre for Migration & Society, Wits University) addresses a common perception: “Many South Africans will feel at this point that immigration is the reason we are facing service delivery issues, however, the data says otherwise.” As the country grapples with unemployment, service delivery failures, and rising anti-migrant sentiment, the evidence remains…

30 June has arrived. Anti-migrant protests turn violent. Fires, clashes, businesses shut. Uganda, Malawi & Zimbabwe evacuate citizens. Prof. Landau: Migrants are being scapegoated for SA’s internal pressures. These vigilante groups must be investigated. WATCH:  [Video Credit: FirstPost / published under the same title]