OPINION | Andre Vlok: How connectivity causes conflict
It is clear globalisation and the so-called digital revolution have created new types of conflict, new in scope, reach and global impact, writes Andre Vlok.
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It is clear globalisation and the so-called digital revolution have created new types of conflict, new in scope, reach and global impact, writes Andre Vlok.
Conflict resolution specialist at the Conflict Resolution Centre Andre Vlok has advised his employer clients that it is risky to dismiss people for refusal at this stage.
<p>While Andre Vlok writes he doesn't believe South Africans are inherently xenophobic he is of the view that we display some tendencies.</p>
While Andre Vlok writes he doesn't believe South Africans are inherently xenophobic he is of the view that we display some tendencies. He writes that this festering conflict will continue to grow in hostility and social acceptability and create its own conflicts, if not dealt with.
Andre Vlok writes that our legal framework is quite unambiguous when dealing with immigration. He examines whether our approach can be seen as xenophobic or justified, and what impact the current position has on this particular and related conflicts.