SA’s migrant exodus: Is the economy paying the price?

SA’s migrant exodus: Is the economy paying the price?



Thousands of African immigrants have left South Africa in recent weeks amid rising anti-migrant sentiment and protests. South Africans see it as a victory when it comes to irregular migration, but experts are warning that its creating a labor shortage that could have serious economic consequences. #dwafricasocialmedia

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41 thoughts on “SA’s migrant exodus: Is the economy paying the price?”

  1. The question is this DW Africa. Are those migrants returning home boosting their countries economies? You insist that they are leaving a hole in South Africa's economy and that they provide critical 'skills' that South Africans apparently don't possess m. If that is true, their nations should be benefiting from their return. Right?

  2. No. Never. South Africa for South Africans alone and let the remainder of Africans also do their thing. This is as it should be.
    Edit: Posting on behalf of South Africans. I am not a southern african but I think watching what is going on, that this is rhe sentiment.

  3. Y'all know that the majority of unemployed South Africans, more especially non-scholars, wouldn't last a week working on farms or in the textile firms. That's hard labour, it ain't as easy as getting SASSA grants labour-free from the government. They'd rather chill at home or with friends at street corners or roam their township streets, drink, make babies and get more money from their government.
    Since apartheid up until now, foreigners have always been dominant in non-academic jobs like domestic maids and gardeners, the mining, farming, and textile industries. This perhaps is due to the fact that these jobs seem a little too non-appeasing or less lucrative in South Africans' eyes. Or it's simply because the demand for production in those fields is very high and tough labour is required on daily basis.

  4. What part of the economy where they participating on, they were illegal in the country, they never paid taxes, they worked illegally and sent the money back home. Stop perpetuating propaganda and fear.

  5. They have got their country back yeah, no because their resources still don’t belong to them. Every country in the world loves migrant workers and foreign students. They earn less, pay more, demand less and get on with it.

  6. Legal Status: Lawfully recognized refugees in South Africa can legally own and run a tuck/spaza shop, as affirmed by the 2014 Supreme Court of Appeal ruling (Somali Association of SA v Limpopo Dept of Economic Development).

    Constitutional Basis: Denying recognized refugees the right to earn a self-employed living violates their constitutional right to human dignity (Section 10).

    Legal Requirements: Shop owners must still comply with standard local laws:

    Valid Department of Home Affairs refugee permit

    Local municipal trading permit

    Health, safety, and zoning compliance

    SARS tax registration (where applicable)

  7. Na lie .. their economic collapse must happen ….. otherwsie they wont learn ….. and they ll continue to be xenephobic ……….. I just want to see a loaf of bread in SA cost 1 million rand ….

  8. "They increase the demand for goods as well as supply of labor" 1:35

    That's the problem. South Africa has an unemployment rate of over 30%
    1 out of every 3 Native South Africans is without work. The illegal immigrants are competing with Native South Africans for finite resources(effecting the cost of goods) and jobs (effecting one's ability to pay for goods).

  9. It is a bit surprising to hear South Africans tell other Africans to return home and fix their own countries, as if South Africa is a perfect place. People leave home in search of opportunity. They are not looking for a perfect country.

  10. Haii baba we're not hurt, matter fact our public services got better, our spaces cleared up, crime slightly lowered and even a jump in employment here and there. The fact that we can feel the difference in our day to day lives speaks volumes. So no, we are ok.

  11. Cyril ramaphosa is a big problem because he said that SA citizens must not prevent the children of illegal immigrants from filling our schools and using our free clinics and filling our scarce beds in state hospitals. Cyril is a big problem.

  12. 😂😂😂 DW loves spreading propaganda. Why aren't you talking about how those businesses were exploiting Africans and south Africans won't be exploited

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