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READ: Ramaphosa recycles old plans as…
Ramaphosa’s immigration plan: old policies, new packaging. Prof. Loren Landau (ACMS): “It relies on perceptions rather than facts.” Since 2008, xenophobic violence has claimed 612 lives. The plans keep coming. The violence keeps coming. READ the article. [Photo Credit: Press Reader/Daily Maverick]
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READ: Anti-immigration marchers hand over demands as experts dispute unemployment crisis claims
Migration experts have disputed claims that foreign nationals are responsible for South Africa’s unemployment crisis. Professor Loren Landau (African Centre for Migration & Society, WITS) is clear: “We need to shift the discussion away from immigration entirely. South Africa needs a reboot, better economic policies, a renewed public service, a commitment to the constitutional project.…
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OPINION | Oldest trick in the book: Ramaphosa uses migrants to dodge 32 years of failure
Last night, President Ramaphosa devoted a prime-time national address to immigration and xenophobia. Last night, he once again misled. “Faced with the consequences of their own failures, governments point outward, toward a scapegoat, a vilified other. Nigel Farage. Donald Trump. D.F. Malan. Idi Amin. Ramaphosa is in good company.” Read the full response from Prof…
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Research Intern – Xenowatch Project
The African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) at the University of the Witwatersrand is seeking a part-time Research Intern to join the Xenowatch Project. Position Details: Duration: 6 months (1 July – 31 December 2026) Remuneration: R10,000 per month Location: Johannesburg Deadline: 17 June 2026 Key Responsibilities: Monitor media and social media for xenophobic…
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READ: Professor Loren Landau Critiques State’s Role in Linking Immigration to South Africa’s Social Issues
Professor Loren Landau (African Centre for Migration & Society) critiques the state’s role in linking immigration to South Africa’s social issues. “The state is now complicit in naturalising the association between immigration and social ills: water, crime, unemployment, insecurity,” Landau told Briefly News. He explains that because the government has effectively endorsed the core messages…
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READ: ‘Violence is not activism’: NatJoints talks tough on anti-foreigner mobs after xenophobic unrest
‘Violence is not activism’: NatJoints talks tough on anti-foreigner mobs after xenophobic unrest. South Africa’s top law enforcement structure has issued the strongest rebuke yet by authorities to those inciting xenophobic violence. But critics say that without arrests and a shift in government narrative, little will change. Professor Loren Landau (African Centre for Migration &…
