Migrants
latest news & developmentsRight-wing populism targets migrants
Politicians all over the world are deflecting people’s anger and resentment at their failings onto a convenient scapegoat
In South Africa, when expectations collapse the poor revolt against the downtrodden foreigners
Revolutions are seeded not just in hunger, but in the fear of decline, particularly among those who thought they had escaped it
Could Ramaphosa make a refugee deal with Trump fly?
Our president, a skilled negotiator, can offer to broker a compromise between Israel and Palestine and take awkward asylum seekers off the US president’s hands
The unspoken debt: How South Africa benefited from Zimbabwe’s collapse
History and data shows people from Zimbabwe, who are not asking for handouts, have given a great deal to South Africa
Undocumented migrants put pressure on SA – but there are ways to manage it
Xenophobic attacks remind us of what happens when the government fails to deal with citizens’ needs.
Female & Guardian | ‘Policies skewed against women’
UN report finds discrimination against women in land and housing programmes
Liberal collusion with Trump’s racism
As the US president turns on South Africa it is time to take a wider view of domestic complicity with his racism
Home may be the least bad option for African migrants
To keep migrants away, Fortress Europe has extended its walls into African countries such as Morocco and Mauritania
Ethiopia and the myth of inequality and xenophobic violence
The country shows that, despite socio-economic problems, a society can be tolerant of migrants — and the attitude of leaders has a lot to do with it
Myths and realities: Are migrants really the problem?
Public figures are often quick to heighten negative stereotypes about migrants
Increasing xenophobia highlights the need for political change
Political parties use migrants as scapegoats for all that is wrong in South Africa. Civil society organisations need to build a united front against hatred of all forms
Saudis use ‘sportswashing’ to paint over alleged killings
The government denies any wrongdoing, describing the allegations of the murder of Africans on the country’s borders as unfounded
Climate change will force 113 million Africans to migrate by 2050
Most of this will happen within countries, with a second migration across borders taking place under extreme social or environmental conditions
Tunisia, an anti-democratic revolution in the making
President Kais Saied is using African migrants and European Union migration policies to undo recently acquired democratic rights
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, please deliver a government that will attract Zimbabweans home
Zimbabweans have been forced by hunger, joblessness, poverty, fear and repression to cross into South Africa — where xenophobia is rife and they are persecuted