South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the recent protests against illegal migrants on Sunday night. Ramaphosa acknowledged that the concerns his citizens are raising are valid. In his speech, the president said illegal migrants are not the reason for the high unemployment in the country and further said the country has every right to implement immigration policies. Over the past few months, South Africans have been embarking on protests against illegal migrants, calling on them to return to their home countries as they blame them for the many challenges the country is faced with. Peter Ndoro spoke to Professor Dirk Kotze, Political Sciences lecturer at the University of South Africa

<p>South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the recent protests against illegal migrants on Sunday night. Ramaphosa acknowledged that the concerns his citizens are raising are valid. In his speech, the president said illegal migrants are not the reason for the high unemployment in the country and further said the country has every right to implement immigration policies. Over the past few months, South Africans have been embarking on protests against illegal migrants, calling on them to return to their home countries as they blame them for the many challenges the country is faced with. Peter Ndoro spoke to Professor Dirk Kotze, Political Sciences lecturer at the University of South Africa</p>