Prof Edith Phaswana: migration, governance and accountability
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How should South Africa address migration while strengthening public accountability, protecting human dignity and responding to legitimate community concerns?
In her opening remarks at the Thabo Mbeki School’s seminar on migration dynamics, Prof Edith Phaswana places contemporary debates within Africa’s longer history of mobility, migrant labour and interconnected societies.
She calls for closer scrutiny of the institutions responsible for migration management, the gap between policy and implementation, and the actors who benefit from dysfunctional systems.
The remarks explore:
• Historical research and the contribution of regional migration to South Africa’s development.
• The relationship between migration, governance and public frustration.
• The dangers of scapegoating, intimidation and vigilantism.
• State capacity, institutional integrity and migration policy implementation.
• The responsibilities of employers and intermediaries alongside those of government.
• The importance of informed public dialogue grounded in research.
Prof Phaswana argues that demands for effective migration management must be accompanied by accountability and respect for human dignity.
The remarks conclude with an introduction to keynote speaker Dr Michael Masiapato.
What would strengthen public confidence in migration governance while protecting the dignity of everyone affected?
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Chapter outline
1. Welcome and acknowledgements
2. Historical research and The Road to Democracy
3. Migrant labour and Southern Africa’s interconnected history
4. Research, public history and documentary ambitions
5. Migration as a longstanding human experience
6. Migration, public frustration and governance
7. Vigilantism, scapegoating and the responsibility of the state
8. Policy implementation and institutional accountability
9. Personal reflections on migration systems
10. Employers, intermediaries and exploitation
11. Introduction to Dr Michael Masiapato
#ThaboMbekiSchool #MigrationGovernance #AfricanAffairs
In her opening remarks at the Thabo Mbeki School’s seminar on migration dynamics, Prof Edith Phaswana places contemporary debates within Africa’s longer history of mobility, migrant labour and interconnected societies.
She calls for closer scrutiny of the institutions responsible for migration management, the gap between policy and implementation, and the actors who benefit from dysfunctional systems.
The remarks explore:
• Historical research and the contribution of regional migration to South Africa’s development.
• The relationship between migration, governance and public frustration.
• The dangers of scapegoating, intimidation and vigilantism.
• State capacity, institutional integrity and migration policy implementation.
• The responsibilities of employers and intermediaries alongside those of government.
• The importance of informed public dialogue grounded in research.
Prof Phaswana argues that demands for effective migration management must be accompanied by accountability and respect for human dignity.
The remarks conclude with an introduction to keynote speaker Dr Michael Masiapato.
What would strengthen public confidence in migration governance while protecting the dignity of everyone affected?
Subscribe to the Thabo Mbeki School for further conversations on governance, public leadership and African affairs.
Chapter outline
1. Welcome and acknowledgements
2. Historical research and The Road to Democracy
3. Migrant labour and Southern Africa’s interconnected history
4. Research, public history and documentary ambitions
5. Migration as a longstanding human experience
6. Migration, public frustration and governance
7. Vigilantism, scapegoating and the responsibility of the state
8. Policy implementation and institutional accountability
9. Personal reflections on migration systems
10. Employers, intermediaries and exploitation
11. Introduction to Dr Michael Masiapato
#ThaboMbekiSchool #MigrationGovernance #AfricanAffairs
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Comentários da comunidade
@ThaboMbekiSchool YouTube · 03/11/2026 · 👍 4
Prof Edith Phaswana asks us to examine migration through historical understanding, institutional accountability and human dignity. Her opening remarks consider the responsibilities of government, employers and other actors, alongside the concerns of communities affected by weaknesses in migration management. Which institutional improvements would most strengthen public confidence? Please keep contributions respectful and evidence-based. Avoid generalisations about nationalities or communities and focus on policies, practices and practical solutions.
@FistoMnisi YouTube · 03/11/2026 · 👍 6
Tjooo this is the problem with respecting titles for the lack of substance. What a vacuum.
@laptap2405 YouTube · 03/11/2026 · 👍 6
Only in SA where the academics and affluent members of the society who do not live among the lowest class in the country discuss issues of immigration without involving the lowest of the lowest in the society who are the real victims forgetting that they only hear of the impact of illegal immigrants from others, they don’t feel it themselves because they are protected by the big walls in places like mooikloof and Sandton.
@pg-mzi YouTube · 03/11/2026 · 👍 5
This lady spent 25 minutes telling us she lives in a bubble where her reality of issues come from books from UNISA.
@tshepo5462 YouTube · 03/11/2026 · 👍 3
This lady represents everything that's wrong with academia! Foreigners aren't helpless victims, they too exploit the system but is slow to speak out against them
@Enzory1115 YouTube · 03/11/2026 · 👍 2
Migration it self is a problem in south africa. We can not blame the departments if the constitution is superior to those departments. Africans need to go to their own countries, fight the corrupt government, create stability and living conditions in their own countris. After that we can build that one africa, one currency. We can even do one constitution applicable to the whole continent. Africa needs a governing system suitable for our diverse cultures, beliefs, economic needs,our different mineral resources, traditions.
@Tinker8531 YouTube · 03/11/2026 · 👍 1
I don't see anyone moving to Zimbabwe or Lesotho, what does she means moving is all over Africa.
@jaylem6291 YouTube · 03/11/2026 · 👍 2
I didn't get a single valid point from her. History is the reason we are in this mess. Imagine ANC saying we must vote for them just because of their history. We are kicking them out. Whatever history you want to bring in, that debt was paid a long time ago. Now it's just an invasion on a country with a high unemployment rate.
@Tee-e4i YouTube · 03/11/2026 · 👍 1
u Jet Li akame kancane please !
@INSEPHEPROJECTS_SA YouTube · 03/11/2026