How will South Africa’s unity government manage migration?

This event will explore the migration governance issues facing the country’s new Government of National Unity.

14 AUG 2024  

Event details

Date: 2024-08-14

Time: 11:00 to 12:30

Venue: ISS Pretoria, seminar room and online via Zoom (register to attend in person, register to attend online)

Event Enquiry: Margaret Monyani

Attend via webcast


The formation of South Africa’s Government of National Unity (GNU) after the May elections marks a crucial moment for the country’s migration governance. Political parties in the GNU with diverse views on migration need to implement the long-awaited Border Management Authority and the White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection gazetted shortly before the election. The new policy promises to overhaul the country’s migration system.

This hybrid seminar will explore the implications of these developments for migration governance in South Africa and alignment with the African Union’s Agenda 2063.

Moderator: Ottilia Anna Maunganidze, Head, Special Projects, ISS

Panelists:

  • Njabulo Nzuza, Deputy Minister, Department of Home Affairs
  • Sabelo Mbokazi, Head, Division of Labour, Employment and Migration, Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, African Union
  • International Organisation for Migration (TBC)

Image: © Gallo Images

This seminar is funded by the government of Norway. The ISS is grateful for support from the members of the ISS Partnership Forum: the Hanns Seidel Foundation, the European Union, the Open Society Foundations and the governments of Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.

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