What sparked the illegal immigration protests? Recentprotests across the country have exposed growing frustrations aroundillegal immigration, service delivery, unemployment, crime, and theperceived failure of the state to respond effectively. Yet beneath theheadlines lies a far more complex conversation about policy,accountability, human rights, and national identity. Phumi Mashigospeaks with political commentator and author Rebone Tau about what isfuelling public anger, whether the concerns being raised are justified,and how South Africa can navigate one of the most difficult policychallenges facing the country today.