How is South Africa dealing with immigration? - Antigua Tribune – Daily Antigua & Caribbean News, Global Headlines & Insights
This content originally appeared onAl Jazeera. AJune 30 deadlineset by anti-migrant groups for undocumented foreigners to leave South Africa has come and gone. In the lead-up to this date, thousands of. . .
This content originally appeared onAl Jazeera. AJune 30 deadlineset by anti-migrant groups for undocumented foreigners to leave South Africa has come and gone. In the lead-up to this date, thousands of foreigners left the country, while others are waiting for assistance to do the same. list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3At the World Cup, the media has set up a moral checkpointlist 2 of 3South Africa deploys police as anti-immigrant protests prompt fearslist 3 of 3Anti-migrant rally in South Africa demands undocumented foreigners leaveend of listAnti-migrant groups blame the government for not doing enough to curb undocumented migration. President Cyril Ramaphosa insists dealing with immigration is the sole responsibility of the government and rejects what he described as vigilantism. In the past, South Africa has witnessed violent outbreaks of public anger against undocumented foreigners – often blamed for taking jobs and committing crimes. But what are the root causes of this problem?Presenter:Imran KhanGuests:William Gumede – Associate professor at the School of Governance at the University of the WitwatersrandNomvula Mokonyane – First deputy secretary-general of South Africa’s governing ANC partyRichard Pithouse – Distinguished research fellow at The Global Centre for Advanced Studies. Related News