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 Vearey, Associate Professor and co-director at the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS), at the University of the Witwatersrand.

[This interview was originally aired by SABC News on 26 May 2026 under the same title.]