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The Impact of Xenophobia on Migrant Children in South Africa and Beyond

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Invisible Victims: How Xenophobia Shapes the Lives of Migrant Children In 2022, the International Organization for Migration estimated that more than 2.9 million migrants live in South Africa. Many of them come from neighboring countries such as Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Among these migrants are hundreds of thousands of children. Unfortunately, […]

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Why Botswana’s Returning Migrants Are Ditching Chemicals and Going Back to the Old Ways

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Back Home, Back to Organic: Botswana’s Returning Migrants The Organic Farming Renaissance Led by Those Who’ve Seen Both Worlds Introduction: When Migration Comes Home In 2023, Botswana’s Ministry of Agriculture reported a 28% increase in smallholder registrations in the eastern districts of Central, Kweneng, and North-East. Notably, local extension officers observed that many new entrants

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Which African Countries Receive the Most Remittances from South African-Based Migrants?

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 African  Remittance Destination from South Africa The Hidden Healthcare Lifeline: When Money Flows Home Johannesburg, 2024 — Grace, a 34-year-old Zimbabwean nurse working in a private hospital in Gauteng, sends R2,500 home each month. Moreover, this money pays for her mother’s hypertension medication, her nephew’s school fees, and emergency healthcare when her sister fell ill.

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Border Security Technology: Modern Solutions for Managing South Africa’s Land and Sea Borders

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Drones, Data, and Disease Control: Rethinking South Africa’s Border Security Opening: Case Study & Key Statistics In the festive season of 2024/25, South Africa’s Border Management Authority (BMA) deployed drones and body-worn cameras at ports of entry. These tools enabled officials to prevent 215 % more illegal cross-border movements compared to the previous festive period

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Media Representation and Migration: How Narratives Shape Public Opinion in South Africa

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Media Narratives on Migration A Story That Sparked Fear In April 2022, headlines in several South African tabloids claimed that “foreigners were flooding hospitals” and “straining the health system.” The story, later challenged by civil society organisations, spread rapidly on social media, igniting a wave of anti-migrant sentiment in Johannesburg and Durban. Within weeks, a

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