Category / Policy Briefs/ Research Reports
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Opening Up Africa for Africans: A Proposal In Support of the Protocol for the Free Movement of Persons
Regional integration remains a top priority for the African Union (AU). In an effort to foster free movement and promote integration, peace, and unity at the continental level, a common AU passport was launched in 2016 aimed at this end. In 2018, two years after the initiation of the AU passport, the African Continental Free…
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Policy decision-making pandering to political populism? the non-renewal of Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEPS) by South Africa
This policy brief discusses the issue of the non-renewal of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEPs) and contends that the decision taken by the DHA was a populist move that failed to address the well-being of those affected. Furthermore, the policy brief advances the views of civil society organisations and others who have urged the state…
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‘Running Them Out of Time:’ Xenophobia, Violence, and Co-Authoring Spatiotemporal Exclusion in South Africa
Research into ‘xenophobic’ exclusion across South Africa suggests recalibrating research along two spatial and temporal dimensions.
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Xenophobic Violence in South Africa: An Analysis of Trends, Causal Factors and Responses
In this report, the authors draw from more than a decade of quantitative and qualitative research exploring xenophobic violence in South Africa. Beginning in the mid-2000s, the research presents a systematic investigation into the nature, causal factors, and implications of xenophobic violence plaguing the country. It also explores the nature and effectiveness of state and…
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Training IOM Staff on Engaging with the Xenowatch Platform
Training IOM South Africa staff on how to report verified cases of xenophobic discrimination on the Xenowatch platform.
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Xenowatch Training – JRS Pretoria and Johannesburg Offices
Xenowatch team conducted training sessions with staff and clients of Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) in Pretoria and Johannesburg offices.
