Africa: Explainer – International Migrants, Jobs and Crime in South Africa: What Do the Numbers Show?

Africa: Explainer – International Migrants, Jobs and Crime in South Africa: What Do the Numbers Show?

EXPLAINER: International migrants, jobs and crime in South Africa: What do the numbers show? Amid rising hostility towards international migrants, anti-migrant protests have spread across South Africa in 2026. Some have involved intimidation, the denial of access to public services and fatal violence. False information has flourished in this climate, and Africa Check has been…

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Africa: Explainer – International Migrants, Jobs and Crime in South Africa: What Do the Numbers Show?

Africa: As Deadly As War and As Powerful As Governments, Global Organized Crime Remains in the Shadows

When people think of the world’s deadliest threats, armed conflicts usually come to mind first. Yet every year, organized crime quietly claims a comparable number of lives. Since 2000, the UN estimates that organized criminal groups have been linked to about 95,000 homicides annually. That figure is strikingly close to the average annual death toll…

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Africa: Explainer – International Migrants, Jobs and Crime in South Africa: What Do the Numbers Show?

Africa: Communique of the 1345th PSC Meeting On Discussion On African Strategies for Combating Transnational Organized Crime (Toc) in Africa, Held On 6 May 2026

COMMUNIQUÉ Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 1345th meeting held on 6 May 2026, a discussion on African strategies for combating transnational organized crime in Africa: The Peace and Security Council, Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines Recalling all previous communiqués and…

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