DIGITAL POLITICS OP-ED: ActionSA takes the anti-foreigner slogan to the ballot box
The anti-immigrant movement is becoming a voting bloc, as ActionSA makes ‘South Africans first’ central to its election campaign, while Tshwane’s water crisis fuels attacks and tests the anti-foreigner vote.
Two weeks before South Africa's local elections on November 4th, the anti-immigration movement known as ActionSA took its anti-foreigner slogan to the ballot box. The movement made "South Africans first" the centerpiece of its election campaign as Tshwane, the city it governs, grappled with a severe water crisis. While the anti-immigration movement still dominated political conversation, its share shrank as the EFF's well-managed online campaign surged.
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