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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...
VIDEO: Xenophobic Attacks: Is South Africa still safe for Africans?

VIDEO: Xenophobic Attacks: Is South Africa still safe for Africans?

by Ntokozo Yingwana | Jul 3, 2026 | Front Page, News, Regulation of Law & Policy, Video

South Africa is once again at the centre of intense debate over migration, safety, and rising tensions involving African migrants. This Africanews debate asks, ‘Is South Africa still safe for Africans?’ The conversation brings together migrants’...
EVENT: Parliamentary Symposium On Migration and Social Cohesion

EVENT: Parliamentary Symposium On Migration and Social Cohesion

by Ntokozo Yingwana | Jun 25, 2026 | Front Page, Events, News, Regulation of Law & Policy

ACMS migration expert and co-director Prof. Jo Vearey will be making inputs at the South Africa National Migration Symposium (SAN-MIS) tomorrow. SAN-MIS is a landmark initiative led by the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation in partnership...
Exclusionary cohesion? Rethinking the nexus between social cohesion and xenophobic violence in South Africa

Exclusionary cohesion? Rethinking the nexus between social cohesion and xenophobic violence in South Africa

by Jean Pierre Misago | Jun 17, 2026 | News, Front Page, Journal Articles

Misago, J. P. (2026). Exclusionary cohesion? Rethinking the nexus between social cohesion and xenophobic violence in South Africa. Social Dynamics, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/02533952.2026.2678685 Abstract: Drawing on nearly two decades of multi-case and...
VIDEO: President Outlines New Approach to Migration

VIDEO: President Outlines New Approach to Migration

by Jaclyn Modise | Jun 10, 2026 | Front Page, News

Looking at the capacity of the state, can President Ramaphosa uphold the recent measures outlined around migration? Professor Jo Vearey (African Centre for Migration & Society) shares her perspective: “The way in which they will be achieved is lacking and...
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