OPINION | Oldest trick in the book: Ramaphosa uses migrants to dodge 32 years of failure

Last night, President Ramaphosa devoted a prime-time national address to immigration and xenophobia. Last night, he once again misled.

“Faced with the consequences of their own failures, governments point outward, toward a scapegoat, a vilified other. Nigel Farage. Donald Trump. D.F. Malan. Idi Amin. Ramaphosa is in good company.”

Read the full response from Prof Loren Landau, Dr Rebecca Walker, Sharon Ekambaram.

[Photo Credit: Phando Jikela / RSA Parliament]