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Prof Loren Landau weighs in on Rwanda Bill Vote
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing a major rebellion in his party over flagship immigration legislation to speed up the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda. Professor Loren Landau joined SABC News to weigh in on the Rwanda Bill Vote. Listen more here:
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Landau: SA migration laws needs to change
Professor Loren Landau speaks to NewzRoom Africa about Home Affairs Minister – Aaron Motsoaledi’s proposed immigration overhaul. Landau states that there is a need for change in South Africa’s migration laws. He says the changes need to respect the human rights of refugees and those who come to South Africa in need of protection. Watch…
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Why is xenophobia so entrenched in South Africa?
Professor Loren Landau and Silindile Mlilo participated in the Borders and Belonging Podcast hosted by Maggie Perzyna, a researcher with the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration programme at Toronto Metropolitan University, together with Trevor Ngwane. In this episode, the speakers unpack what continues to fuel xenophobia in post-apartheid South Africa. Listen to…
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South Africa’s immigration proposals are based on false claims and poor logic – experts
In this opinion piece, Professor Loren Landau and Rebecca Walker argue that the recently proposed White Paper on Immigration in South Africa does not provide an empirical foundation for effective developmental policy reform but instead offers vague proposals to address problems that are less about immigration than bureaucratic and political mismanagement. Read more here:
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South Africa Plans To Deport Thousands Back To Zimbabwe
On Tuesday (11 April 2023), a court in South Africa began hearing arguments that could impact the status of 160,000 people from neighbouring Zimbabwe who live in the country. This follows an announcement last year by South Africa that the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits scheme would not be renewed after June. ACMS’s Professor LB Landau spoke…
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Health Department urged to act on allegations of health xenophobia by operation Dudula
Prof. Jo Vearey – Director of the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) weighs in on allegations against Operation Dudula movement accused of targeting foreign nationals receiving medical attention at Jeppe Clinic in Johannesburg. Civil society organisations have called on the government to act on the alleged discrimination. Listen here to her discussion with…
