OPINION| Protest is both a right and a responsibility – Ramaphosa

By Cyril Ramaphosa

Tomorrow, 30 June, marks the date that several groupings have identified for protests against undocumented immigration in South Africa.  
 
South Africans have raised deep concerns about illegal immigration, border management, pressure on public services, criminal syndicates that exploit our immigration system and the impact these challenges have on communities. These concerns are real and they deserve to be heard.

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The right to protest is enshrined in our Constitution. It is a credit to our robust democratic order that people are able to express their grievances openly. But the right to protest and freedom of expression does not allow people to threaten or intimidate others, or to engage in acts of vandalism or violence. 
 
South Africa is a constitutional republic governed by the rule of law. The exercise of rights by any citizen in