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‘South Africa First’ Hits the Streets
Xenowatch data lays bare the scale of xenophobic discrimination in South Africa. Between 2022 and 2024, we recorded 255 incidents, including 57 deaths, over 6,000 people displaced, and more than 800 shops looted. In 2024 alone, 59 incidents were documented. Professor Loren Landau (Wits University) warns that the rise of civilian-led immigration checks signals a…
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Who Belongs in Joburg?
Who belongs in Joburg? Marches against ‘illegal immigration’ and inner-city clean-up operations are feeding a wider debate about migration, poverty and exclusion. Prof Landau on Sunday Times, READ.
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Playing the Migration Blame Game
Politicians fuel xenophobia to disguise SA’s real economic woes. Prof. Loren Landau: “Scapegoating migrants draws attention from true problems and erodes democracy.” Read more via Wits.
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South Africa’s Response to Xenophobia is Under Fire
SA condemns xenophobic violence but critics say prevention is weak & rhetoric fuels tensions. Prof. Loren Landau on DW: “Migrants are not the source of any of SA’s challenges. Scapegoating draws attention from real problems and erodes democracy.” READ the article.
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Debate Over Migrant Deportations Raises Tensions Across Africa
Prof. Loren Landau: Deportation policy reflects “political messaging” not a practical migration solution. The number affected is small, costly to implement, & may conflict with international & domestic law. READ THE ARTICLE HERE.
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Anti-Immigration Marches Raise Questions Over Vigilantism, Violence and Police Response
Professor Loren Landau, co-director of the Wits-Oxford Mobility Governance Lab (MGL), warned that the widespread appropriation of state authority by ordinary people, such as vigilante groups and opportunistic politicians, effectively privatised one of the core functions of the state. Read the article here.
