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READ: What to know about the refugee ruling that sparked riots in Durban and Soweto
Violent protests erupted in Durban and Johannesburg this week following widespread misinformation about a Home Affairs directive on how asylum seekers should be processed. Professor Loren Landau (African Centre for Migration & Society, Wits University) argues that political actors across the spectrum have capitalised on anti-immigrant sentiment; helping move what was once considered fringe rhetoric…
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OPINION: Xenophobia in South Africa’s Ivory Towers – Adekeye Adebajo
A new Business Day opinion piece by Professor and Senior Researcher (University of Pretoria) Dr Adekeye Adebajo examines the wave of Afrophobia that swept through South Africa’s higher education sector in 2026, and the troubling hostility directed at foreign academics. The article cites data from Wits University’s African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS), which…
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Government steps up immigration controls as migration tensions rise
“Their messaging is not firm enough.” Prof. Jo Vearey (Associate Professor & Co-Director, African Centre for Migration & Society, Wits University) on the IMC’s response: “Home Affairs dysfunction is why people wait years for documentation. Enforcement alone won’t fix this.” Available here. [Credit: eNCA]
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ACMS in the Media: Curios.ty Issue 21 – #Trust
The 21st issue of Wits University’s research magazine, Curios.ty, is now available online. Themed #Trust, the invisible glue binding society, science, and technology, this issue features ACMS’ Professor Loren Landau and the Atlas of Uncertainty project. This issue interrogates shifting paradigms of faith, from AI as ‘confidant’ to predatory child gaming, questionable corporate handshakes, South Africa’s municipalities, and the…
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Op-Ed: A not-so-odd couple: AfriForum and March and March’s dangerous alliance
Two organisations that look like political opposites have joined in a marriage of convenience; AfriForum seeking a domestic image upgrade, and March and March learning how to legitimise and normalise anti-black discrimination. Dr. Rebecca Walker (ACMS, Wits University), Iriann Freemantle (ACMS), and Sharon Ekambaram (KAAX) unpack the alliance: “AfriForum organises around Afrikaner resistance, farm murders,…
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READ: Can cultural Pan-Africanism survive xenophobia?
When two-time Grammy-winning artist Tyla announced the African leg of her APOP world tour, Lagos was among the stops. Nigerian excitement quickly turned into calls for a boycott, because Tyla is South African. For some Nigerians, artists from a country where xenophobic violence has shaken major cities shouldn’t be welcome. Professor Loren Landau SARChI in…
