SAfm, Friday morning

Employment crisis would not magically disappear. The millions of South Africans struggling to find work would not automatically find jobs. And the crushing poverty in our townships would not suddenly end. They are deep-rooted systemic crises that require serious economic reform.

Functioning institutional institutions and accountable leaders, leadership, and the public and private sector working together. Blaming migrants gives us an immediate target for our rage, but it will never give us the solutions we so desperately need. As I draw my interventions, this

To a close, I want to refer to a deeply disturbing voice note I received yesterday in response to my views. The woman who spoke told me that I was not aware of how our women are being abused and raped by foreign nationals. And she urged that we get rid of foreigners all

Arguing that it is better to live with, and I quote, the devil you know than the one you do not know, close quotes. Her comments troubled me immensely, not because I'm unaware of the horrific violence women and children experience, but because they revealed something deeply disturbing about our society.

We become so accustomed to crime and violence that we seem to have normalized it. We unfortunately have not drawn the line at abuse. We've drawn the line at abuse being perpetrated by foreigners. But hear me when I say this: we are not a helpless citizenry, and our story is not one of despair.

All over this country, there's real hope. Ordinary citizens refusing to be used, and they are doing the hard work of bringing our communities back together. We see it online, where volunteer digital peace builders are actively stepping into angry comment sections to stop the spread of fake.