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OP-ED: Xenophobia in South Africa: state’s complicity with gangs and vigilantes is threatening its ability to govern

OP-ED: Xenophobia in South Africa: state’s complicity with gangs and vigilantes is threatening its ability to govern

by Jean Pierre Misago | Jun 22, 2026 | Front Page, News, Op-Ed, Regulation of Law & Policy

By Prof. Loren Landau, and Dr. Pierre Misago Marches, Mozambicans murdered, state-sponsored evacuations, a nationally televised presidential address. Anti-immigrant mobilisation has again drawn the world’s attention to South Africa. The continental backlash threatens...
ACMS SEMINAR: Growing Up Across Borders

ACMS SEMINAR: Growing Up Across Borders

by Ntokozo Yingwana | May 14, 2026 | Front Page, Events, News, Unhealthy Migration

Presenters: Prof. Jane Freedman and Dr Aron Hagos Tesfai Title: Growing Up Across Borders Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2026 Time: 12:30 – 13:30 Venue: ACMS Seminar Room (2163), Solomon Mahlangu House (2nd floor), East Campus, Wits University (directions) Zoom link:...
Closing the gap in the wrong direction

Closing the gap in the wrong direction

by Jo Vearey | Nov 11, 2025 | Front Page, Journal Articles, News, Unhealthy Migration

Walker, R., Vearey, J. “Closing the gap in the wrong direction” migration, health policy, and the exclusion of asylum seekers, refugees and undocumented migrants from healthcare access in South Africa. BMC Public Health 25, 3877 (2025)....
ACMS Seminar: ‘From Deprivation to Mobilisation: Towards a Multideterminant Model of Xenophobic Violence in South Africa’

ACMS Seminar: ‘From Deprivation to Mobilisation: Towards a Multideterminant Model of Xenophobic Violence in South Africa’

by NicholasS | Mar 4, 2025 | Events, Front Page

Presenter: Dr Jean Pierre Misago Date: 12 March 2025 Time: 12.20 – 13.30 Venue: ACMS Seminar Room: Room 2163, Solomon Mahlangu House (2nd floor), East Campus, Wits University (directions) Zoom: link Please register: here Abstract: Drawing on extensive and comparative...
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