Political leaders out of touch on immigration

AS THE debates following the State of the Nation Address (SONA) heated up last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa found himself under fire from opposition MPs, facing an onslaught that illuminates deeper issues within the ruling party.

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Remarkably, the ANC appears to be scoring own goals with alarming regularity. Incidents from a government MEC admitting that patients at public hospitals often prefer sleeping on floors, to Gauteng’s Premier sharing his unusual bathing habits in hotels during water shortages, paint a picture of leaders who have drifted far from the everyday realities faced by citizens.