President Cyril Ramaphosa has conceded that Limpopo health MEC Phophi Ramathuba could have raised 'in another way' the matter of the strain on the province's health system caused by undocumented immigrants.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has conceded that Limpopo health MEC Phophi Ramathuba could have raised “in another way” the matter of the strain on the province's health system caused by undocumented immigrants. However, he maintains South Africans are not xenophobic.said the problems around undocumented immigrants were created by the governing ANC which was now “scapegoating” foreign nationals.
Ramathuba has refused to apologise and on Tuesday when Ramaphosa was asked what action he would take against the MEC, he said Ramathuba had raised an important issue. Ramaphosa maintained that his party members were not xenophobic, adding that ordinary South Africans were not wrong for demanding preference over foreigners.
“At the same time, we have to recognise those who come to our country in compliance with our migration policies also have a right to come through here, as do South Africans who can go to other parts of the continent.
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