by Jaclyn Modise | Jul 20, 2026 | Front Page, News
Professor Loren Landau (African Centre for Migration & Society, Wits University) joined Politically Aweh to unpack the drivers of xenophobic mobilisation. His key insight: “Of course there are immigration and asylum laws that need to be enforced. Is the...
by Jaclyn Modise | Jul 20, 2026 | Front Page, News
Professor Jo Vearey (Co-Director, African Centre for Migration & Society, Wits University) joins DW News to unpack the crisis: “We are seeing a rise and normalisation of xenophobic hate speech and scapegoating of foreign nationals, especially undocumented...
by Jaclyn Modise | Jul 19, 2026 | Front Page, News
Associate Professor Jo Vearey (Co-Director, African Centre for Migration & Society, Wits University) tells Xinhua that migrants are being used as scapegoats for South Africa’s persistent challenges, inequality, unemployment, and pressure on public services....
by Jaclyn Modise | Jul 14, 2026 | Front Page, News
Nigeria says two of its citizens have been killed in South Africa amid a surge in xenophobic violence; as attacks and intimidation against foreigners continue to spiral. Prof. Jo Vearey (ACMS at the University of the Witwatersrand): “Even if all foreign nationals were...
by Jaclyn Modise | Jul 14, 2026 | Front Page, News
South Africa’s struggling healthcare system is not caused by undocumented foreign nationals, according to experts. Prof. Jo Vearey (ACMS): “It is not true that immigrants are the cause of SA’s healthcare problem. Blaming migrants for state failures is scapegoating.”...
