The South African response in dealing with the Corona pandemic needs to speak to the realities of all people living in the country, including migrant and refugee communities. Reflecting on this in light of ongoing research on the political stakes of migration governance, we find that the virus response shows little change in the government agenda when it comes to dealing with refugees and other migrants. Veritably, we see that the pandemic may even be an excuse for pushing through already-aspired to policies. This includes the securitised agenda behind the sudden building of a border fence to close off Zimbabwe and the xenophobic-rhetorical clout behind the lockdown rules about which shops are allowed to remain open. The temporary stay on renewing asylum seekers permits counts as a perfunctory exception. We show that each of these developments very much play into politics as usual.

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南非的冠状病毒和移民治理：一切照旧？

南非应对冠状病毒大流行的反应需要针对生活在该国的所有人的现实，包括移民和难民社区。鉴于对移民治理的政治利害关系的持续研究，我们发现在处理难民和其他移民时，政府议程几乎没有改变病毒应对措施。确实，我们看到大流行甚至可能成为推动已经渴望的政策的借口。这包括突然建立边境围栏以关闭津巴布韦的安全议程，以及允许商店继续营业的封锁规则背后的排外言论影响。延长寻求庇护者许可证的临时停留被视为一种敷衍的例外。