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VIDEO: Xenophobia in South Africa: Is There a Hidden Hand Stirring the Chaos?
Professor Loren Landau (African Centre for Migration & Society) shares a nuanced perspective: social media has amplified xenophobic rhetoric from various angles, but we cannot deny that there are legitimate concerns held by South Africans. He notes that even the President’s Budget Vote and Freedom Day speeches, while condemning xenophobic violence, also recognised those concerns.…
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VIDEO: New Wave of Xenophobic Discrimination on Foreign Nationals in South Africa
Dr. Michael Nwankpa (Director, CACD) hosts Professor Loren Landau (Senior Researcher, African Centre for Migration & Society, University of the Witwatersrand) for a discussion on the new wave of xenophobic discrimination on foreign nationals in South Africa. They explore the drivers behind recurring violence, the role of political rhetoric, and what meaningful accountability and prevention…
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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…
