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OPINION | Tawanda Matema: Populism and voting: Don't blame migrants for country's woes

Tawanda Matema asks whether we can expect a change from political parties in the run-up to the local government elections regarding playing on citizens' sentiments, particularly anti-African migrant dispositions. ....

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South Africa's policy on migrants is inadequate and at odds with the Freedom Charter

South Africa’s policy on migrants is inadequate and at odds with the Freedom Charter
When the Freedom Charter was adopted in 1955, it was a declaration for a free and peaceful society. The charter proclaimed, ‘South Africa belongs to all who live in it’ and was rooted in the spirit of fostering cooperation, peace and a respect for equal and basic human rights for all people living in the country. But is there a place for the respect of African migrants’ human rights, 27 years into independence?
The migration policy framework is influenced by three factors. First, the country inherited a reclusive policy framework from the apartheid era that did not accommodate migrants. According to Jonathan Crush, of the Migration Policy Institute, during apartheid, Africans who came to South Africa were not considered immigrants but rather temporary contract workers. The concept of immigrants was formally acknowledged in 1991 and migrants were only recognised formally in 1993, wh ....

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Fears that SA's brain drain trickle will turn into a torrent

According to research, the main reasons for people leaving are corruption and crime, while others cite lack of opportunities. ....

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Latest - Why the state's new toys won't help South Africa's response to Covid-19

8 January 2021 - Jo Vearey, Sally Gandar, Rebecca Walker and Francois Venter
Drones, dinghies and an army helicopter - the new toys are diverting resources, and diverting attention.
The governmentâs decision to focus on tracking, detaining and deporting migrants as they cross into South Africa ensures that their âillegalâ status and/or failure to secure the bona fide negative Covid-19 test certificates, currently required to enter into South Africa, is focused on at the expense of the many systemic challenges faced in accessing documentation â including Covid certificates.
Whilst it was colonial cartographers who initially penned the painful lines that broke up communities across the region, it is the South African state that is now thickening them. ....

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2021-01 - Why the state's new toys won't help South Africa's response to Covid-19

8 January 2021 - Jo Vearey, Sally Gandar, Rebecca Walker and Francois Venter
Drones, dinghies and an army helicopter - the new toys are diverting resources, and diverting attention.
The governmentâs decision to focus on tracking, detaining and deporting migrants as they cross into South Africa ensures that their âillegalâ status and/or failure to secure the bona fide negative Covid-19 test certificates, currently required to enter into South Africa, is focused on at the expense of the many systemic challenges faced in accessing documentation â including Covid certificates.
Whilst it was colonial cartographers who initially penned the painful lines that broke up communities across the region, it is the South African state that is now thickening them. ....

South-africa , Zimbabwe , Zimbabweans , South-african , Zimbabwean , South-africans , Biontech-covid , Aaron-motsoaledi , Africa-covid , Beitbridge-musina , Migrant-health-forums , Health-justice-initiative