Speaking during a public broadcast, Kubayi acknowledged that South Africa is facing international backlash over its handling of migration issues and said the government was working to limit the damage to the country's image and business interests abroad.
South Africa's Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has admitted that the country's ongoing anti-migrant crisis and allegations of xenophobic hostility are triggering economic and reputational consequences across Africa, with some South African artists reportedly losing performance opportunities on the continent.
Speaking during a public broadcast, Kubayi acknowledged that South Africa is facing international backlash over its handling of migration issues and said the government was working to limit the damage to the country's image and business interests abroad.
“We can't lie about the backlash, and that is why part of the work that we are doing as government as well through DECO is engagement with businesses abroad, South African companies abroad,” Kubayi said.
“Minister Alamola has met with them and we are providing services, support services and consular services for those businesses on the continent and outside the continent.
