DA Leader, Hill-Lewis, Says Foreign Nationals Are Not The Problem (opens original article in a new tab)

DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis urged calm and criticized scapegoating of foreign nationals, attributing South Africa's issues to economic and governance failures rather than immigration.

• DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis urged South Africans to avoid anti-migrant sentiment ahead of planned protests.
• He stated that illegal immigrants are not the root cause of South Africa's problems, emphasizing economic and governance issues instead.
• Hill-Lewis called for law enforcement to handle illegal migration cases, not vigilantes or politicians.