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OP-ED: The other violence: While South Africa watched the marches, the state built a camp

OP-ED: The other violence: While South Africa watched the marches, the state built a camp

by Jo Vearey | Jul 6, 2026 | Front Page, News, Op-Ed, Regulation of Law & Policy

By Prof. Jo Vearey and Dr Rebecca Walker, Daily Maverick We are watching a de facto refugee camp form under our noses, assembled not by the chaos of mobs but by the order of officials with stamps and clipboards and the quiet confidence of those who know that no one is...
South Africa struggles with migrant exodus and economic unrest

South Africa struggles with migrant exodus and economic unrest

by Ntokozo Yingwana | Jun 26, 2026 | Front Page, News, Regulation of Law & Policy

By S’thembile Cele, Bloomberg, Moneyweb ‘We had to run here because we were being chased away,’ she said of the camp. ‘They said foreigners must go back to where they come from. We don’t have the money to go back to Malawi.’ When a vehicle carrying donated...
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,...
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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