OpinionPoliticians talk shit while South Africans live in it:
Decaying municipalities, dry taps and raw sewage are now matched by public representatives’ open insolence ...
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Key FactsRight-Wing Populism Fuels Migrant Scapegoating Crisis
Sep 25, 2025 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: mg.co.za
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: mg.co.za
- Groups like Operation Dudula promote anti-migrant actions that violate constitutional rights and incite xenophobic violence.
- Austerity policies have worsened living standards, deepening public anger and vulnerability to populist rhetoric.
- Political actors exploit public frustration by wrongly blaming migrants to secure electoral support amid growing disillusionment.
- This divisive approach erodes class unity and conceals the real economic causes behind social hardships.
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