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VIDEO: 30 June 2026 – What Happens Next?
What happened on 30 June 2026 raises significant challenges. Thousands marched, violence erupted, and foreign nationals fled for safety. The aftermath is uncertain. Prof Loren Landau: The deeper concern: these vigilante groups may be rewarded with de facto governance, shifting power away from the state and into the hands of those willing to use violence.…
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VIDEO: Can Targeting Undocumented Migrants Solve South Africa’s Problems?
Professor Loren Landau (African Centre for Migration & Society, Wits University) addresses a common perception: “Many South Africans will feel at this point that immigration is the reason we are facing service delivery issues, however, the data says otherwise.” As the country grapples with unemployment, service delivery failures, and rising anti-migrant sentiment, the evidence remains…
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VIDEO: South Africa: Anti-Migrant Protests Grip Durban and Johannesburg
30 June has arrived. Anti-migrant protests turn violent. Fires, clashes, businesses shut. Uganda, Malawi & Zimbabwe evacuate citizens. Prof. Landau: Migrants are being scapegoated for SA’s internal pressures. These vigilante groups must be investigated. WATCH: [Video Credit: FirstPost / published under the same title]
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VIDEO: South Africa’s Immigration Issue & the 30 June Deadline
Professor Loren Landau (African Centre for Migration & Society, WITS) on the issue of immigration: “In terms of numbers, it is not a big difference in the empirical sense, but more of a political issue shaping the landscape, especially with the help of social media used to target immigrants.” Watch the full interview here
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PODCAST: The Dialogue: Migration, Vigilantism and the Crisis of Governance in South Africa
“Xenophobic violence is facilitated by governance failures… Look at who leads these marches; they exploit challenges, not represent needs.” – Prof Loren Landau LISTEN on Radio 702: [Credit: Video from Radio 702 published under the same title]
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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.…
