The June 2026 Watershed: Betrayal of South Africa’s Post-Apartheid Promise

By Edwin Mutyenyoka. In this piece, Mutyenyoka examines the paradoxical reality of post-Apartheid South Africa, where a state founded on human rights and Pan-African solidarity now actively scapegoats and discriminates against migrants. The state enables xenophobia through three interconnected actions: neoliberal economic policies and corruption that cripple public services, the securitization of…