Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero's suggestion to hire immigrants to improve efficiency with the Johannesburg Metro Police Department was among the main online topics of conversation about immigrants in South Africa in August, according to a report by the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC).
Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero's suggestion to hire immigrants to improve efficiency with the Johannesburg Metro Police Department was among the main online topics of conversation about immigrants in South Africa in August, according to a report by the
According to the keyword approach used to track the conversation, 849, 040 mentions of xenophobia were made by 113, 565 authors in August. This represents an increase of 80% compared to July 2024. Morero had said that the City might have to consider recruiting qualified and properly documented foreign nationals to assist with bridging the language barriers when foreign nationals are arrested. Many South Africans disagreed with Morero's suggestion, pointing out the high unemployment rate in the country, and demanded that they be prioritized.
CABC reports that Morero's comment resulted in some Soweto residents marching to his office with CVs because, according to them,"if there were jobs for immigrants, then there were jobs for South Africans".his suggestion following the controversy."I withdraw my proposal and apologize for the anxiety it might have caused to the residents of Johannesburg and the people of South Africa," he said.
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