by Jaclyn Modise | Jun 8, 2026 | jobs, Front Page, News
The African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) at the University of the Witwatersrand is seeking a part-time Research Intern to join the Xenowatch Project. Position Details: Duration: 6 months (1 July – 31 December 2026) Remuneration: R10,000 per month...
by Jaclyn Modise | Jun 8, 2026 | News
The United States is reducing the number of visa-processing embassies and consulates in Africa from 50 to 20. For people from 34 African states, this means traveling to another country to obtain a US visa. Professor Loren Landau (University of Oxford / Wits...
by Jaclyn Modise | Jun 5, 2026 | News
Professor Loren Landau (African Centre for Migration & Society) critiques the state’s role in linking immigration to South Africa’s social issues. “The state is now complicit in naturalising the association between immigration and social ills:...
by Jaclyn Modise | Jun 5, 2026 | News
‘Violence is not activism’: NatJoints talks tough on anti-foreigner mobs after xenophobic unrest. South Africa’s top law enforcement structure has issued the strongest rebuke yet by authorities to those inciting xenophobic violence. But critics say...
by Jaclyn Modise | Jun 5, 2026 | News
South Africa’s worsening xenophobia exposes a broken economic promise. As Afrophobic violence flares ahead of November’s local elections, political leaders are opting for cheap scapegoating over tackling deep structural decline and broken public utilities....