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ACMS Workshop on Movement Building for Migrant Rights in South Africa
[WORKSHOP] – The African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) recently hosted its third deliberative workshop in Cape Town on 2nd October, bringing together key civil society stakeholders to explore strategies for building a movement for migrant rights in South Africa. At a time of rising public and institutional anti-migrant mobilisation, these workshops provide a…
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Xenophobic Discrimination in South Africa: An Overview of Trends, Effects, and Responses (2022–2024)
This comprehensive analysis tracks incidents of xenophobic discrimination, displacement, and responses nationwide between the period of 2022 -2024. Drawing on verified data, the report highlights key trends, the impact on affected communities, and the urgent need for stronger, coordinated action. Read the full report here.
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Strengthening Collective Action: Xenowatch at CoRMSA’s Movement-Building Meeting
On 25 June 2025, Dr Jean-Pierre Misago from the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) and Marlise Richter joined civil society leaders at the Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA) Annual General Meeting and Movement Establishment Engagement in Johannesburg. The meeting brought together migrant rights organisations, researchers, and activists to reflect…
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Workshop: Strengthening Strategic Engagement and Movement Building for Migrant Rights in South & Southern
This second research brief by the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) critically explores the evolving political, legal, and socioeconomic terrain facing migrant rights organisations in South and Southern Africa. Drawing from workshops, interviews, and policy analysis, it outlines heightened securitisation of migration, discriminatory economic regulations, and the marginalisation of NGOs through state rhetoric…
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Strengthening Strategic Engagement and Movement Building for Migrant Rights in South & Southern Africa
This second research brief by the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) critically explores the evolving political, legal, and socioeconomic terrain facing migrant rights organisations in South and Southern Africa. Drawing from workshops, interviews, and policy analysis, it outlines heightened securitisation of migration, discriminatory economic regulations, and the marginalisation of NGOs through state rhetoric…
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[WATCH] – “Trump’s acceptance of Afrikaners as refugees into the United States is an assault across many fronts.”
“Trump’s acceptance of Afrikaners as refugees into the United States is an assault across many fronts.” Loren Landau, a professor of migration and development at Oxford University, shares his thoughts on the message the Trump administration is sending by granting some white South Africans refugee status in the US. The first group of 49…
