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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: Focus on immigration and refugee policy: In conversation with Prof. Jo Vearey

VIDEO: Focus on immigration and refugee policy: In conversation with Prof. Jo Vearey

by Ntokozo Yingwana | May 28, 2026 | Front Page, News, Regulation of Law & Policy

By SABC News South Africa’s approach to migration and refugee policy remains a complex and evolving issue, shaped by questions of sovereignty, human rights, and regional movement across the continent. We now unpack these policies in more detail with Prof. Jo...
BOOK LAUNCH: East African Queer and Trans Displacements

BOOK LAUNCH: East African Queer and Trans Displacements

by Ntokozo Yingwana | Apr 27, 2026 | Front Page, Events, News

Over the past decade, East Africa has become synonymous with state-sponsored homo/ transphobia, marked by draconian legislation and recurring moral panics. These escalating dynamics have forced many LGBTQI East Africans to flee their homes. Yet it would be wrong to...
VIDEO: Cabinet approves revised immigration white paper

VIDEO: Cabinet approves revised immigration white paper

by Ntokozo Yingwana | Apr 8, 2026 | Front Page, News, Regulation of Law & Policy

This panel discussion was originally aired on Newzroom Afrika, on 4 April 2026. South Africa’s Home Affairs Minister, Dr Leon Schreiber, has welcomed the cabinet’s approval of the Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection. Cabinet’s...
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...
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