‘Leave or return in a coffin’: The threat driving migrants out of South Africa

For months, anti-migrant rhetoric had been building across South Africa. Then it reached Kaunga Nyirenda’s doorstep.

South Africa’s president acknowledges rising tensions over migration

South Africa’s has president promised to act on what he called concerns over undocumented migration following a rise in ...

South Africa's president unveils crackdown on illegal migration

These foreigners, who watched the speech on their phones, are camped outside Durban's home affairs department as they say they fear for their lives South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has ...

Why immigrants are leaving South Africa and the country is on edge ahead of a June 30 'deadline'

Thousands of African immigrants are leaving South Africa because of a rise in anti-migration anger that sparked attacks ...
EWN

South Africa’s migration crisis: Experts warn deportations alone will not solve the problem

As anti-immigration protests loom, South Africa faces growing pressure from undocumented migration, weak border controls and deep economic challenges.
Institute for Security Studies (ISS Africa)Opinion

Migration starts beyond South Africa’s borders – responses should too

South Africa cannot build enough fences or deport enough immigrants to overcome the consequences of instability in ...
Institute for Security Studies (ISS Africa)Opinion

Lessons from Africa on the costs of South Africa’s migration approaches

Precedents show that crackdowns and tighter regulations often have negative domestic and diplomatic consequences, sometimes ...
The Economist

What a surge of anti-migrant protests says about South Africa

A s anti-foreigner protests have swept South Africa in recent months, their rallying cry has become increasingly audible: “Abahambe! Sekwanele!” The words, in isiZulu, the mos ...