CoRMSA has published its Newsletter 16 today. This newsletter provides information about a number of cases of xenophobic violence and displacement as well as news from the CoRMSA network. The newsletter is available here.
The Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA) commends President Jacob Zuma for denouncing xenophobia and calling for greater tolerance in his 2009 Reconciliation Day address. Xenophobic attacks have continued around the country since the May 2008 violence with over a thousand displaced in De Doorns in November 2009 and more than a [...]
The Forced Migration Studies Programme (FMSP) at Wits University has published a second migration policy brief focusing on issues of labour and the violence and displacement that took place in De Doorns in the Western Cape recently. This policy brief is based on field research conducted by FMSP staff and is available here.
Zimbabwean nationals displaced by xenophobic violence last week in Westernburg, Polokwane remain displaced as efforts continue to find ways to assist them. The response from the local Disaster Management service has reportedly been very good so far with shelter and other assistance being rapidly provided. A number of NGOs and international organisations are also assisting [...]
There has been further violence and displacement in Polokwane. A number of people are currently receiving shelter at the old Peter Mokaba stadium following violence in the Westernburg area. A number of CoRMSA members as well as international organisations are responding to the displacement with local government officials.
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The Forced Migration Studies Programme (FMSP) has released two new research reports. The first is titled One Burden too Many? A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Immigration Policing in Gauteng and explores the challenges associated with migration and policing. The second report is titled Zimbabwean Migration into Southern Africa: New Trends and Responses and explores the responses [...]