by Jaclyn Modise | Jun 10, 2026 | Front Page, News
Anti-migrant protesters marched outside Johannesburg, underscoring rising tensions over immigration in South Africa. Some vigilante groups have told undocumented foreigners to leave by 30 June, while President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed action against those accused of...
by Jaclyn Modise | Jun 8, 2026 | News
Migration experts have disputed claims that foreign nationals are responsible for South Africa’s unemployment crisis. Professor Loren Landau (African Centre for Migration & Society, WITS) is clear: “We need to shift the discussion away from immigration...
by Jaclyn Modise | Jun 8, 2026 | News
Last night, President Ramaphosa devoted a prime-time national address to immigration and xenophobia. Last night, he once again misled. “Faced with the consequences of their own failures, governments point outward, toward a scapegoat, a vilified other. Nigel...
by Jaclyn Modise | May 29, 2026 | News
Xenophobic violence is not spontaneous. Xenowatch data shows it has been orchestrated by leaders to further their own interests, driving foreign populations out of communities for political or economic gain. Featured in the Mail & Guardian is Xenowatch, a project...
by Jaclyn Modise | May 28, 2026 | News
John Maytham speaks to Dr Rebecca Walker from the African Centre for Migration and Society at Wits University about concerns that South Africa’s revised immigration white paper could deepen exclusion and undermine access to healthcare, on the Afternoon Drive. [This...
