The Making of Manifestos and the Marginalisation of Migrants: A Causal Link?

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Election fever has been ratcheted up several notches over the past few weeks, as one by one various political parties have launched their election manifestos. Some commentators, such as radio’s Tshidi Madia, now speak of the potentially high impact of ‘stadiumology’, referring to the nexus between filling stadia, providing lavish entertainment, enhancing the cult of the leader, and generally associating the contents of the manifesto with a feel-good aura, no matter how bleak the situation. →