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International movements, post-apartheid dispensations and illegal immigration into South Africa
(2015)
Arising from the supposed negative impact of illegal immigration, including security
threats as well as recent xenophobic violence, the South African Government would like
to counter illegal immigration. To do this, it ...
Naming and exploring the causes of collective violence against African migrants in post-apartheid South Africa: Whither Ubuntu?
(2015)
In South Africa, attacks mainly directed at black non-South Africans, is a rampant, longstanding
phenomenon notwithstanding the spirit of Ubuntu which is thought to
permeate the social fabric. Assumptions have been made ...
Governance, 'sovereignty-state-territory triad', human population migration and xenophobia in (South) Africa
(2015)
This article seeks to examine the association of the concept of governance of
international relations and, by implication, human population migration, through the
rigid practices of “sovereignty-state-territory triad” ...
Afrophobia, moral and political disguises: Sepa leholo ke la moeti
(2015)
Violent or other attacks on nationals from other African states are a reality we have come
to expect time-after-time in post-apartheid South Africa. We are once confronted with
the ugly reality of barbaric and cruel acts ...
South Africa’s foreign and migration policies missteps: fuels of xenophobic eruptions?
(2015)
South Africa plays a crucial role in the development of the African continent, especially
in the South African Development Community. Hence, South Africa’s foreign and
migration policies shape the perceptions of both its ...
Anti-Afrophobia policy shortfall and dilemma in the New Partnership for Africa’s Development and South Africa
(2015)
Since 1994, South Africa witnessed various xenophobic attacks, the two recent ones
leaving over 60 Africans dead in 2008 and 17 in 2015. Xenophobia is an embarrassment
to the new South African Government, which is ...
International migration: The state-sovereignty-migration nexus
(2015)
Commonly, international human migration is blamed for corroding states sovereignty,
especially stemming from policy circles, academic literature and citizens of the host
countries. This has attracted the attention of the ...
Hallmarks of irresponsible and unresponsive governance: Internal xenophobic attacks in South Africa’s municipalities
(2015)
Municipalities face major pressures to demonstrate that they are responsible and
responsive institutions. At present, different policies and institutions exist to guide local
governance in pursuit of numerous ideals ...
Drivers of community xenophobic attacks in South Africa: poverty and unemployment
(2015)
This paper argues that attacks of foreign nationals in most local communities were
sparked by desperation precipitated by high rates of poverty and unemployment in South
Africa. Additionally, there is citizens’ frustrations ...