UNAOC Research Network Partner University of Witwatersrand’s African Centre for Migration & Society has released an Issue Brief entitled “Mobilisation Against Foreign Traders in South Africa,” prepared by Aurelia Segatti, Senior Researcher, ACMS.
The brief provides a brief overview of the mobilization against foreign traders, newcomers and other perceived outsiders outsiders to the retail sector in townships and informal settlements. The brief describes mobilizations and reactions by civil society and government witnessed in May and June 2011. It also highlights the rights and obligations of traders of all origins in South Africa.