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VIDEO: CheckPoint | Abahambe Part II | 14 June 2026
Prof. Jo Vearey (Associate Professor & Co-Director, ACMS): “Political parties use migration to campaign; it resonates. But if we get rid of foreign nationals, will service delivery improve? Obviously not.” Who benefits from scapegoating migrants? WATCH on eNCA
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READ: South Africa struggles with migrant exodus and economic unrest
South Africa struggles with migrant exodus & economic unrest. Prof. Jo Vearey (she/her) (African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS)): “Migrants are blamed for problems created by policy failures.” READ on Moneyweb. [Photo Credit: Ihsaan Haffejee/GroundUp]
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READ: South Africa’s immigration crackdown divides Johannesburg’s inner city
“Employers will exploit undocumented labour. It’s rational, #immigrants won’t go to the labour department to complain. It’s not a preference for foreigners. It’s a preference to maximise profits.” Prof. Landau (ACMS) on SA’s immigration crackdown. Read on AlJazeera. [Photo Credit: Yeshiel Panchia/Al Jazeera]
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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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PODCAST: 30 June: Legal immigration deadline or public misinformation?
Professor Loren Landau (African Centre for Migration & Society) joined Jeremy Maggs on MoneyWeb to unpack the 30 June deadline, a threat issued by vigilante groups, not the South African government. Landau’s assessment: “This deadline is extraordinarily important. The government has tried to take the wind out of the sails of these movements. But the…
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ARTICLE: Xenophobia in South Africa: state’s complicity with gangs and vigilantes is threatening its ability to govern
NEW ARTICLE: “Xenophobia in South Africa: state’s complicity with gangs and vigilantes is threatening its ability to govern” Prof. Loren Landau & Dr. Jean-Pierre Misago (ACMS) on why sovereignty is being lost; not at borders, but in cities & townships. READ here.
