The Politics of Scarcity: Migration, Jobs and the Fight for South Africa

Podcast: Context with Sebenzile Nkambule · Sebenzile Nkambule

Opublikowano: 2026-08-25

What happens when millions of people feel that there simply isn't enough to go around? Not enough jobs. Not enough houses. Not enough places in schools. Not enough functioning healthcare. Not enough opportunity. Eventually, somebody gets blamed. In this episode of Context, Sebenzile Nkambule sits down with lawyer, trade unionist and activist Mametlwe Sebei for a challenging conversation about South Africa's migration crisis and the economic conditions underneath it. Sebei argues that migrants have become convenient targets for anger created by unemployment, deindustrialisation, poverty and state failure. Sebenzile challenges him on...