South Africa

Decorative image: Hospital monitor in South Africa

Scapegoating migrants in SA undermines progress on healthcare for all

Op-Ed by DiSoCO Co-Investigator Jo Vearey and Research Fellows Rebecca Walker, Dustin Lakika and Tackson Makandwa based at the University of the Witwatersrand, along with Diego Iturralde at Stats SA, co-chair of the South African Migration and Urbanisation Forum and former chair of the UN expert group on international migration statistics.

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Research themes

“Let’s manage the stressor today” exploring the mental health response to forced migrants in Johannesburg, South Africa

Journal Article published in the International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care by DiSoCO Research Fellow Rebecca Walker and Co-Investigator Jo Vearey and based at the African Centre for Migration and Society (ACMS), The University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Drones, dinghies and an army helicopter – why the state’s new toys won’t help South Africa’s response to Covid-19

Op-Ed by DiSoCO Co-Investigator Jo Vearey and Research Fellow Rebecca Walker based at the University of the Witwatersrand, along with Sally Ganda at the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town and Francois Venter head of Ezintsha at the University of the Witwatersrand.

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Police in Gauteng search street people in a area used by the homeless during the national lockdown

No country for poor people: South African government must act on its motto of ‘saving lives and protecting livelihoods’

Op-Ed by one of our Research Fellows Rebecca Walker based at the University of the Witwatersrand, and her colleague Elsa Oliveira on the impact of covid lockdown and xenophobia on refugee women in Johannesburg.

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