The president has spoken but whether he can deliver hangs in the balance

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Sunday night address to the nation was a clear attempt to show that the state is taking control of South Africa's migration crisis. (GCIS)

With a national shutdown looming on June 30, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Sunday night address to the nation was a clear attempt to show that the state is taking control of South Africa’s migration crisis.

Facing growing pressure from grassroots movements like March and March, the president used his address to map out a strict plan to secure borders and crack down on illegal employment.

However, opposition parties are highlighting the massive gap between the government’s policy goals and its capacity to execute them.

ActionSA parliamentary chief whip and national spokesperson Lerato Ngobeni outlined the structural challenges facing the state’s new five-pillar strategy.