The SACP urges South Africans to embrace solidarity with migrants, arguing that economic and political forces drive migration, and that compassion is essential for addressing the nation's challenges
The South African Communist Party (SACP) has called for solidarity rather than violence in responding to South Africa's migration challenges, arguing that migrant workers are not responsible for the country's economic problems and should not be blamed for the effects of capitalism.
The party said its Politburo had discussed the country's migration crisis, describing the recent violent protests linked to immigration as the latest manifestation of what it called a broader crisis of capitalism.
It also reaffirmed the SACP's position, first outlined in a statement issued on 27 June 2026, that African migrant workers were "not the enemy of South African people".
The SACP said migration was not a sign of hostility towards South Africa's national interest but the result of economic and political conditions affecting countries across the African continent.
