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WATCH - Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says civil society groups engaging the government have stressed they are not opposed to legal migration, but want stronger action against illegal immigration.
Prof Landau unpacks the government's approach: youtu.be/VLC9wwoqtII?si=EUki…
Welcome to a week of knowledge sharing at the 2026 Spring School & Policy Dialogue: Researching Migration & Health.
To mark the beginning of our time together, please take a moment to watch a short welcome video from ACMS' Jo Vearey: migration.org.za/the-countdo…
2025 saw spikes in health xenophobia. 2026 is seeing a rise in violence.
New publication from ACMS' Xenowatch. Available here: xenowatch.ac.za/xenowatch-fa…
NEW PUBLICATION: What does the data tell us about xenophobic discrimination in South Africa between 2025 and June 2026?
Shifting from health xenophobia in 2025 to physical violence in 2026. Gauteng & KZN hit hardest: xenowatch.ac.za/xenowatch-fa…
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NEW PUBLICATION: What does the data tell us about xenophobic discrimination in South Africa between 2025 and June 2026?
Shifting from health xenophobia in 2025 to physical violence in 2026. Gauteng & KZN hit hardest: xenowatch.ac.za/xenowatch-fa…
Join the 2026 Spring School & Policy Dialogue on Researching Migration & Health
🗓️ 27-30 Oct | Hybrid (Wits & Online)
📍 Policy Dialogue: 29 Oct
🔗 Spring School Zoom: wits-za.zoom.us/j/9350775267…
🔗 Policy Dialogue Zoom: wits-za.zoom.us/j/9421525835…
Queries: [email protected]
NEW PUBLICATION: Examining the ways in which structural violence, austerity, and health governance shape migrant exclusion in public healthcare in South Africa
Available here: link.springer.com/article/10…
EXTENDED: Postgraduate Applications Closing 30 November 2026
Applications: wits.ac.za/postgraduate/appl…
More Info: [email protected]
Study Options: Full-time or part-time options available.
Funding: Limited funding is available for early applicants.
📰NEWS: Prof. @lorenlandau tells @TimesLIVE how 30 June has passed & left damage: “People are displaced, stuck at borders, stuck in these centres in Durban, people whose property has been looted or destroyed & they need an immediate humanitarian response.” tinyurl.com/49dkrt3h
📰 NEWS: SA's #antimigrant #protests aren't simply grassroots. As ACMS's Prof. @jovearey told @Independent: "This isn't sort of a grassroots mobilisation, this is something that is a very clearly organised and manipulated space." tinyurl.com/3e3vx7rf #migration #xenophobia
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Prof. Landau (@ACMSWits): "Anti-migrant sentiments are heightened by underlying issues, service delivery, inequality, joblessness. With elections coming, more people are uneasy."
omny.fm/shows/next-africa/wh…
#SouthAfrica #Migration
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Constitutional Court finds certain Refugee Act provisions unconstitutional, invalid.
news24.com/southafrica/crime…
📰 OP-ED: As SA reflects on recent anti-migrant marches, this @dailymaverick op-ed by ACMS's Prof. @jovearey & Dr @Bexjwalker reminds us that violence is not only what unfolds in the streets—it is also what is built through policy and bureaucracy. tinyurl.com/aj99zfpr #border
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Prof. Loren Landau (@ACMSWits): "These movements have never been spontaneous. They are organised by leaders seeking power."
READ on France24: france24.com/fr/afrique/2026…
#Xenophobia #SouthAfrica
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Tourists cancel trips to SA as xenophobia surges.
Prof. Landau (@ACMSWits): "Removing undocumented migrants is completely impossible. Something dramatic will happen; it could even be violence."
READ via Yle: yle.fi/a/74-20233235
#Xenophobia #SouthAfrica
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Prof. Loren Landau (@ACMSWits) on SmileFM:
"Vigilante groups are extractive movements; they benefit themselves. They've been given attention in the media, at the Union Buildings, & have gained traction in communities."
LISTEN: xenowatch.ac.za/podcast-risi…
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VIDEO: In a recent TV interview with @eNCA, ACMS co-director Professor @jovearey reflected on the ongoing situation involving Malawian nationals sheltering at Sherwood Hall in Durban, and what this tells us about migration governance in S.A.: tinyurl.com/425ecvdk #migrants
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"This fight is for all of us" – ACMS report on movement building for migrant rights in SA. The fight is not for migrants alone, it is for all who are excluded.
Read: xenowatch.ac.za/this-fight-i…
#Xenowatch #SouthAfrica #Xenophobia
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📻 PODCAST: SA households could be hit with fines of up to R100,000 for employing undocumented foreign nationals. ACMS senior researcher & co-director, Associate Professor @jovearey, discusses this matter on @METROFMSA. Listen here: tinyurl.com/3fhs7e59 #undocumented #migrants
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#Xenowatch cannot document what is not reported.
If you witness or experience xenophobic discrimination, report it through our secure channels:
xenowatch.ac.za/how-to-repor…
#HowToReport
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📑 NEW JOURNAL ARTICLE: ACMS senior researcher and co-director Dr. Jean Pierre Misago recently published this paper titled: 'Exclusionary cohesion? Rethinking the nexus between social cohesion and xenophobic violence in South Africa.' tinyurl.com/bdd4u4xf #xenophobia #violence
