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Denying SA is Xenophobic: Sounds like Trump’s Maga
Xenophobic violence is not spontaneous. Xenowatch data shows it has been orchestrated by leaders to further their own interests, driving foreign populations out of communities for political or economic gain. Featured in the Mail & Guardian is Xenowatch, a project under the ACMS that documents xenophobic discrimination. Read the article here.
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Kraaifontein Vendors Fear for their Lives, want to Leave SA after 700-pupil Looting Spree
Kraaifontein vendors fear for their lives after 700-pupil looting spree. Prof. Jo Vearey: “We’re seeing such prevalent & normalised language around scapegoating foreign nationals… now coming together as group behaviour.” READ the article here.
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Ghana Repatriates 300 Citizens from SA
Ghana’s repatriation of nearly 300 citizens from SA is “an unprecedented political rebuke,” says Prof. Loren B Landau. “This is a sort of unprecedented moment”; another African government stepping in to remove its citizens from a democratic state amid anti-immigrant tensions. Read the article on Mail & Guardian.
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Ghana Begins Repatriating Citizens from South Africa Due to Anti-Immigration Tensions
IN THE MEDIA: “I think in this case, it’s less about Ghana trying to protect its citizens per se, or these 300. This is a symbolic move to try to send a message to their sort of bigger counterpart, South Africa, that this is politically unacceptable.” Prof. Loren B Landau, migration expert and political analyst…
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Ghanaians Flee SA as Fear of Xenophobic Violence Grows
Fearing xenophobic violence, nearly 300 Ghanaians return home from South Africa on government-organised flights, highlighting growing tensions and disputes over their legal status. The African Centre’s for Migration & Society (ACMS)‘s Prof Loren Landau shares his thoughts on the Daily Maverick. READ the article.
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OPINION | The Quiet Exclusion of Care in SA’s New Immigration White Paper
OPINION: “The quiet exclusion of care in SA’s new immigration white paper.” New policy shifts risk institutionalising barriers to healthcare not just for migrants, but for all South Africans. READ on News24.
