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Strengthening Strategic Engagement and Movement Building for Migrant Rights in South & Southern Africa
Migration and xenophobia remain central issues in SA’s public discourse, particularly in the lead up to the 2024 national elections where they became key rallying points. This brief draws from a research project (‘Strengthening Strategic Engagement and Movement Building for Migrant Rights in South & Southern Africa’) that aims to investigate the viability of movement…
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Outsider Resentment, Public Disengagement and other Factors Affecting Social Cohesion and Collective Violence in Orange Farm
This report presents findings of research conducted by the African Centre for Migration and Society (ACMS) in Orange Farm, City of Johannesburg in April, and October 2022. Conducted as part of -and for- the Kagisano programme, this research builds on -and updates- an original study conducted in the same area in 2017. The 2017 study…
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Policy decision-making pandering to political populism? the non-renewal of Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEPS) by South Africa
This policy brief discusses the issue of the non-renewal of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEPs) and contends that the decision taken by the DHA was a populist move that failed to address the well-being of those affected. Furthermore, the policy brief advances the views of civil society organisations and others who have urged the state…
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‘Running Them Out of Time:’ Xenophobia, Violence, and Co-Authoring Spatiotemporal Exclusion in South Africa
Research into ‘xenophobic’ exclusion across South Africa suggests recalibrating research along two spatial and temporal dimensions.
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Xenophobic Violence in South Africa: An Analysis of Trends, Causal Factors and Responses
In this report, the authors draw from more than a decade of quantitative and qualitative research exploring xenophobic violence in South Africa. Beginning in the mid-2000s, the research presents a systematic investigation into the nature, causal factors, and implications of xenophobic violence plaguing the country. It also explores the nature and effectiveness of state and…
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Training IOM Staff on Engaging with the Xenowatch Platform
Training IOM South Africa staff on how to report verified cases of xenophobic discrimination on the Xenowatch platform.
