Post-Liberation Xenophobia in Southern Africa: The Case of the Influx of Undocumented Zimbabwean Immigrants into Botswana, c.1995–2004

Morapedi, Wazha G.

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“…Though there are no accurate statistics available on the exact numbers of deportees, the government has since then exercised the power to deport migrants and to declare certain individuals 'prohibited' immigrants. Over time, the discourse around and justification for deportation in Botswana have emphasised the recurring themes of national security (Mgadla 2008), the association of migrants with crime, concerns over illegal immigrants (Makgala 2006) and the need to protect the economic interests of citizens as well as political concerns that the country's small and limited economy could not accommodate large numbers of immigrants (Morapedi 2007). Despite the economic growth experienced by Botswana over the past three decades, high levels of poverty, inequality and unemployment have created the sense that citizens have not benefitted from this economic growth (Morapedi 2007).…”

Section: Migration and Deportation In Botswanamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As a result they have become 'extra-critical about entitlements to citizenship and the advantages and privileges that come with it because economic opportunities are uncertain' (Nyamnjoh 2002, 763). In this context, recent migration from Zimbabwe has given rise to anti-Zimbabwean sentiments (Morapedi 2007;Makgala 2006;Nyamnjoh 2002) and to a significant increase in the number of Zimbabweans deported from Botswana.…”

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confidence: 99%

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‘We Deport Them but They Keep Coming Back’: The Normalcy of Deportation in the Daily Life of ‘Undocumented’ Zimbabwean Migrant Workers in Botswana

Galvin¹

2014

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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‘We Deport Them but They Keep Coming Back’: The Normalcy of Deportation in the Daily Life of ‘Undocumented’ Zimbabwean Migrant Workers in Botswana

Galvin¹

2014

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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“…Polzer (2008) notes that the increasingly restive attitude displayed by South Africans to Zimbabweans may be related to the South African government's 'political silence' on the deepening crisis in Zimbabwe and the scale of outward flight it evoked. In Botswana, the other major regional recipient of Zimbabwean nationals, hostilities towards Zimbabweans in search of refuge have also been mounting (Morapedi, 2007). While it is difficult to rely on surveys and official statistics on migrant flows of any nature to draw conclusions on the size and extent of Southern African migration, such data do portray general tendencies.…”

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“…The migration policies of many states are generally inward focused and slightly protectionist in tenor. Many of the region's governments have not condemned emergent signs of xenophobia in their countries, their silence appearing as tacit endorsement of growing intolerance (Crush and Pendleton, 2007;Morapedi, 2007). Officials within some governments have even actively made use of anti-immigrant rhetoric, fuelling incipient signs of social prejudice (McDonald and Jacobs, 2005).…”

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Migration Regimes and the Politics of Difference in Contemporary Southern Africa

Cornelissen

2009

The Round Table

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The issue of migration and in particular the increase in irregular or undocumented migration has become highly politicised in Southern Africa. This has involved a rise in social intolerance towards migrant populations and outright xenophobia in many countries. This brief article examines the dynamics and complexities of migration in current-day Southern Africa and contextualises it in relation to the most salient issues, discourses and practices that characterise migration governance at the international level. The article highlights that predominant approaches to the governance of migration in the region reflect some of the dynamics which have marked migration discourse and praxis in the international sphere, but that they also carry some distinct characteristics. Trends of securitisation and related exclusionary practices of citizenship, which have become more pronounced in the international sphere, are emulated in Southern Africa. State and societal processes and reactions to higher levels of regional migration have created a context in which social polarisation and the entrenchment of difference prevails. This has meant that prime questions about how to ameliorate the socio-economic and political circumstances which evoke migrant flows in the first instance, and on how to deal with the inefficiencies in Southern Africa's current migration policies, have remained largely unasked by the region's rulers. Overall, Southern Africa's migration regime evidences two contradictory thrusts, one which seeks to encourage closer regional and specifically economic integration, and the other which resists the assumed threats posed to national sovereignty by increased migrant flows and which leads to a fractious regional governance system.

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“…Most Zimbabwean immigrants in Botswana are illegal workers (Morapedi, 2007). Having a marginalized status, they changed jobs often, moving to pursue higher wages and escape governmental detection.…”

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Innate Health Threat Among a Visibly Hidden Immigrant Group: A Formative Field Data Analysis for HIV/AIDS Prevention Among Zimbabwean Workers in Botswana

Kim

Chikombero²,

Modie-Moroka

2013

Journal of Health Communication

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As a result of the collapse of the national economy and political instability, Zimbabwe has experienced a diaspora in recent years. Although Zimbabweans are now the largest immigrant group in most sub-Saharan countries, Zimbabwean immigrants are a mostly illegal and socioeconomically marginalized population. This study explores the lives of Zimbabwean workers in Botswana from a health communication perspective and provides suggestions for accelerating the diffusion of HIV/AIDS prevention information and practices among the target population. In particular, this ethnographic report portrays how the Zimbabwean workers in Botswana make sense of their surroundings and perceive information on HIV/AIDS prevention and other public health risks. Field data analysis highlights several communication features among the immigrants, including reliance on interpersonal communication, high rate of mobile phone adoption, inaccurate public awareness on HIV/AIDS and prevention messages, and stagnated communication with health care services. By connecting Dervin's sensemaking theory to Roger's diffusion of innovations theory, the suggestions from this study can be applied to design HIV/AIDS prevention interventions for the immigrants and socioeconomically marginalized groups.

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Post-Liberation Xenophobia in Southern Africa: The Case of the Influx of Undocumented Zimbabwean Immigrants into Botswana, c.1995–2004

Cited by 24 publications

References 15 publications

‘We Deport Them but They Keep Coming Back’: The Normalcy of Deportation in the Daily Life of ‘Undocumented’ Zimbabwean Migrant Workers in Botswana

‘We Deport Them but They Keep Coming Back’: The Normalcy of Deportation in the Daily Life of ‘Undocumented’ Zimbabwean Migrant Workers in Botswana

Migration Regimes and the Politics of Difference in Contemporary Southern Africa

Innate Health Threat Among a Visibly Hidden Immigrant Group: A Formative Field Data Analysis for HIV/AIDS Prevention Among Zimbabwean Workers in Botswana

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