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VIDEO: First group of Malawian immigrants processed in Durban

VIDEO: First group of Malawian immigrants processed in Durban

by Ntokozo Yingwana | Jun 16, 2026 | Front Page, News, Video

The first 1140 Malawian nationals processed at a temporary repatriation site in Durban have been confirmed as undocumented. This is according to Deputy Home Affairs Minister Njabulo Nzuza. The verification operation at the Sherwood Park site comes amid an intensified,...
READ: Ram­a­phosa recycles old plans as…

READ: Ram­a­phosa recycles old plans as…

by Jaclyn Modise | Jun 12, 2026 | Front Page, News

Ramaphosa recycles old plans on immigration. Under pressure from anti-foreigner groups, he announced measures, but activists and researchers are concerned. Prof. Loren Landau (ACMS): “It relies on perceptions rather than facts.” 612 lives lost to...
Two Migration Reforms, One State: Institutional Coherence and the Future of Labour Migration Governance in South Africa

Two Migration Reforms, One State: Institutional Coherence and the Future of Labour Migration Governance in South Africa

by Kabiri Bule | Mar 30, 2026 | Front Page, Blogs, News, Regulation of Law & Policy

By Kabiri N. Bule (PhD) South Africa’s migration system is under growing pressure to change. Administrative weakness, legal uncertainty, unemployment anxiety, and rising political demands for visible control have made reform unavoidable. But the state is not...
Peculiar bedfellows: When Health and Home Affairs turn care into control

Peculiar bedfellows: When Health and Home Affairs turn care into control

by Jo Vearey | Feb 18, 2026 | Front Page, News, Unhealthy Migration

This opinion piece was originally published on Daily Maverick, under the same title, on 16 February 2026. The featured image above was created using ChatGPT. By ACMS Dr. Rebecca Walker and Associate Prof. Jo Vearey A draft policy positions the departments of Health...
Deportations from South Africa set to triple, minister says

Deportations from South Africa set to triple, minister says

by NicholasS | Oct 24, 2024 | Front Page, News, Regulation of Law & Policy, Sarchi

By Carien du Plessis, The Africa Report Deportations of undocumented non-nationals from South Africa to neighbouring countries like Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique are set to increase more than threefold from the 22,436 deportees in the 2022/23 financial year, the...
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