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Following the $2024$ elections, a party has assumed control $of$ government with a policy mandate $to$ adopt $an$ aggressive stance against regional migration $to$ South Africa. Aside from stricter border controls, the policy approach involves the wholesale eviction $of$ undocumented migrants, reduced rights for refugees and a slower process $of$ extending permanent residence and rights $of$ citizenship $to$ legal residents.

Assignment

You form part $ofan$ NGO that emphatically opposes this policy approach and seeks $to$ make $itas$ difficult $as$ possible for the policy framework $tobe$ adopted.

The NGO has tasked your team with the development $of$ a briefing note $on$ how you will influence the policy processes and achieve your objectives.

$In$ producing this note, your team should consider:

key points $of$ intervention $in$ the policy cycle;

vulnerabilities $in$ the policy process that can $be$ exploited; and

stakeholder and role$-$player considerations.

Your policy brief should provide a realistic picture $of$ the opportunities $to$ realise your NGOs objectives. Important considerations include the factors that generally constrain policy implementation. These provide opportunities for your NGO $to$ take advantage $of.$

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