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PODCAST: R300m Deportation Drive Under Fire as SA’s Socio-Economic Crisis Deepens
Dr. Rebecca Walker (Research Associate, African Centre for Migration & Society, Wits University) questions the effectiveness of the costly drive: “We have disrupted an economy that had people linked positively and negatively. We have also spent a lot of money that could have been fixed to address the structural challenges linked to migration and South…
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INVITE: Community Dialogue on Xenophobia – Prof. Loren Landau in Conversation with Koketso Moeti – 20 August 2026, 19:00
Headlines have faded, but the challenges of xenophobic discrimination remain. You are cordially invited to a Community Dialogue on Xenophobia, hosted by the Siyafuna Sonke Action Campaign. As SADC debates regional immigration policy, Professor Loren Landau and Koketso Moeti will explore what this means for how the country is governed, and the prospects for fighting…
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WATCH: Dr. Jean-Pierre Misago’s remarks at the Governing Gauteng Colloquium
“Several Gauteng townships, where formal governance structures are losing credibility, have been increasingly replaced by informal governance groups, and in some instances, by gang authorities.” shares Dr. Jean-Pierre Misago (Senior Researcher and Co-Director, African Centre for Migration & Society) at the Governing Gauteng Colloquium. This is not a statement about crime. It is a statement…
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WATCH: Prof. Loren Landau’s Keynote highlights – “Apartheid of Uncertainty”
At the Apartheid After South Africa: Legacies, Logics, and New Frontiers conference (29 July 2026), Professor Loren Landau delivered a powerful keynote exploring how uncertainty is reshaping divisions in our world. Key excerpts from his address: “What does collective action and membership look like when there are few clear pathways to a better future and…
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PODCAST: Deportation of foreigners has worsened SA’s socio-economic situation
The South African government’s strategy to address migration has not reduced pressures on services. Instead, it has further burned regional relationships, all at a cost of R292 million. Dr. Rebecca Walker (Research Associate, African Centre for Migration & Society, Wits University) questions the effectiveness of the costly repatriation drive: “The removal of foreign nationals through…
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PODCAST: Is deportation solving the illegal immigration crisis?
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Dr. Rebecca Walker (Research Associate, African Centre for Migration & Society, Wits University) about South Africa’s growing spending on the repatriation of undocumented foreign nationals. But questions remain: how many return? And is the crackdown actually addressing the drivers of migration? Dr. Walker’s assessment: “A strategy is working when it produces…
