SA political parties’ anti-immigrant election promises nothing but hot air

Political campaigns using xenophobia Residents carry the South African flag during a march through the streets of Soweto by South African's wanting the removal of foreign residents from the area as well as the eviction of people from various local buildings, Johannesburg, South Africa, 16 June 2021. 'Illigal residents'; or foreigners where removed, along with some South Africa students, from a nearby post office that had been taken over as an illegal commune. The country has been blighted by xenophobia attacks on foreigners over the past years and most recently people where evicted from their shops in Soweto overnight. EPA-EFE/Kim Ludbrook

Over the past week, a few politicians have come under fire for their illegal immigration policies, which experts describe as cynical and dangerous.

The Citizen