The South African response in dealing with the Corona pandemic needs to speak to the realities of all people living in the country, including migrant and refugee communities. Reflecting on this in light of ongoing research on the political stakes of migration governance, we find that the virus response shows little change in the government agenda when it comes to dealing with refugees and other migrants. Veritably, we see that the pandemic may even be an excuse for pushing through already-aspired to policies. This includes the securitised agenda behind the sudden building of a border fence to close off Zimbabwe and the xenophobic-rhetorical clout behind the lockdown rules about which shops are allowed to remain open. The temporary stay on r...
In the past two decades, South Africa has become the "new migration hub" in Africa. The country has ...
COVID-19's outbreak in China at the end of 2019 and its expansion to South Africa have had a detrime...
South Africa had the privilege of learning from how other countries responded to the crisis engender...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) knows no borders and no single approach may produce a successful...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) knows no borders and no single approach may produce a successful...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) knows no borders and no single approach may produce a successful...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) knows no borders and no single approach may produce a successful...
HSRC Policy Brief, FebruaryRefugees and asylum seekers constitute one of the most vulnerable communi...
Migrants are amongst the most vulnerable groups in South Africa. They are often subjected to harsh ...
Globally, migration is to a certain degree an important and highly debated political topic among sch...
Assumptions surrounding the origins of Covid-19, the relationship between human mobility and the spr...
Abstract Both Uganda and South Africa were quick to respond to the global pandemic – Uganda for exam...
Protection mechanisms aimed at assisting refugees emerge at different scales, from the global to the...
Assumptions surrounding the origins of Covid-19, the relationship between human mobility and the spr...
Globally, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had unprecedented effects on various aspects of hu...
In the past two decades, South Africa has become the "new migration hub" in Africa. The country has ...
COVID-19's outbreak in China at the end of 2019 and its expansion to South Africa have had a detrime...
South Africa had the privilege of learning from how other countries responded to the crisis engender...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) knows no borders and no single approach may produce a successful...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) knows no borders and no single approach may produce a successful...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) knows no borders and no single approach may produce a successful...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) knows no borders and no single approach may produce a successful...
HSRC Policy Brief, FebruaryRefugees and asylum seekers constitute one of the most vulnerable communi...
Migrants are amongst the most vulnerable groups in South Africa. They are often subjected to harsh ...
Globally, migration is to a certain degree an important and highly debated political topic among sch...
Assumptions surrounding the origins of Covid-19, the relationship between human mobility and the spr...
Abstract Both Uganda and South Africa were quick to respond to the global pandemic – Uganda for exam...
Protection mechanisms aimed at assisting refugees emerge at different scales, from the global to the...
Assumptions surrounding the origins of Covid-19, the relationship between human mobility and the spr...
Globally, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had unprecedented effects on various aspects of hu...
In the past two decades, South Africa has become the "new migration hub" in Africa. The country has ...
COVID-19's outbreak in China at the end of 2019 and its expansion to South Africa have had a detrime...
South Africa had the privilege of learning from how other countries responded to the crisis engender...