MAKHUDU SEFARA | This is how xenophobic voters turn politicians into callous ‘inspectors’

Here are four issues that need our attention after this week’s events

20 January 2022 - 20:52

The latest excitement and anxiety generated by “inspections” — or is it “oversight”? — by politicians of labour employment practices, and specifically the ratio of employment of foreigners to locals, shed light on four areas we must worry about...

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