A concerned South African citizen has sent a forceful message to President Cyril Ramaphosa and EFF leader Julius Malema, arguing that their current approach to addressing the issue of African migration into South Africa is fundamentally flawed.

The core of her argument is that “foreigners don’t want to come to South Africa.”

She contends that offering South African citizenship or simply accepting the influx of migrants is not a solution because the people crossing borders are not seeking South African identity but are simply “running away from the problems” in their home countries.

Drawing on her personal experience of visiting African nations like Burundi, Sudan, and Congo, the speaker painted a vivid and distressing picture of the conditions that drive migration.

She described her visit to Buna in Congo, where she witnessed people “still sharing water with animals.”

“They drink water from the river.

” She further detailed the lack of basic infrastructure, noting that people are “still staying in the houses made of mud,” with “roofing… made of grass.”

She stressed that these people are not choosing South Africa over their homes, but are seeking the basic human necessities and safety that their leaders have failed to provide.

The speaker revealed the constant fear and insecurity prevalent in conflict zones.

“I was in Congo at night.

I heard gunshots, rebels chasing people.

You know, I had nightmares.

I couldn’t even sleep.

” This trauma, she argues, is the true reason for the migration: “People are living in fear out there.

They are running here to South Africa because they need peace.”

Her direct challenge to the South African political leadership centers on their diplomatic engagements.

She questions the purpose of Presidential visits to African countries, asking: “What are you talking when you are with those president?

“ She asserts that if African leaders genuinely want to help each other, they must focus on addressing the root causes of displacement, which is the lack of service delivery.

“Africa is very rich,” she insists.

The solution, she proposes, is development: “Make sure that there are tar roads in all these African countries.

Make sure that there is clean running water in all these African countries.”

The citizen directly addressed President Ramaphosa’s and Mr. Malema’s public stances on the issue.

To President Ramaphosa, she stated that holding a microphone and saying “there is no xenophobia in South Africa” is not right.

She accused the President of disappointing the South African people and urged him to “prioritize your people” first.

She then presented a clear path forward for the President: “Talk to their president, improve the service delivery in their countries.”

She cited the peace achieved in countries like Lesotho as evidence that change is possible elsewhere, including Zimbabwe, Congo, and Burundi.

She challenged the logic of encouraging South African acceptance of migrants when the country is already struggling to cope.

“Currently, we don’t even have enough water for our own people.

We don’t even have enough electricity for our own people.

There’s load shedding.

There’s water shedding.

” Bringing more people to an already resource-strained country will only “overcrowd South Africa.”

To Julius Malema and the EFF’s Pan-Africanist stance of “we are all Africans,” which encourages migrants to come to South Africa, she was equally critical.

She reiterated: “It’s not a solution.

Those people don’t want to come here.

They want better service delivery in their own country.”

She used the movement of people during the December holiday season as evidence of this inherent desire for home: “You will see movement of people going home because they don’t like being here.

They are here to hustle but they love their countries.”

The speaker then highlighted the political cynicism of some African leaders.

“When it’s time for votes, their president know that we have members in South Africa.”

She criticized their lack of care once their citizens are in South Africa and in need of help, such as healthcare, despite having mobilized them for votes.

The core of her appeal is a diplomatic and development-focused solution.

She urged South African leaders to “help fellow African leaders to help their people” by sharing ideas on how to build infrastructure, provide RDP-style housing, and ensure consistent electricity and water, just as South Africa does for its own citizens.

The message is clear: African leaders must be held accountable to their people.

**”They voted for them and they must take responsibility for their people.

They must care for them.”**

The development of African countries, not the overburdening of South Africa, is the true pan-African solution.