Mashaba says Ramaphosa does not understand challenges related to illegal immigration
Ramaphosa reportedly said SA’s borders needed to be open for people — particularly Africans — to move more freely and to promote business
Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba has accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of not understanding the real challenges relating to illegal immigration because of SA’s porous borders. The mayor also indicated in a statement, on Friday, that the Department of Home Affairs and the city had agreed that the challenge of illegal immigration in the metro had reached crisis levels. The mayor also indicated in the same statement, on Friday, that the Department of Home Affairs and the city had agreed that the challenge of illegal immigration in the metro had reached crisis levels. Mashaba said he wanted to express his “deep concern” following remarks by Ramaphosa in Rwanda earlier in the week. Ramaphosa reportedly said SA’s borders needed to be open for people — particularly Africans — to move more freely and to promote business, following a summit on the African Continental Free Trade Area. “The President is quoted as stating that we need to open up the borders of our country and allow people to m...
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