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There’s no crisis at Beitbridge border between SA and Zimbabwe: Aaron Motsoaledi

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Home Affairs Minister Doctor Aaron Motsoaledi has refuted suggestions on social media that there is a crisis at the Beitbridge border between South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Motsoaledi who conducted an oversight visit from Sunday has however raised concerns over illegal border crossing. He says more than 700 people have been arrested for entering the country illegally.

Motsoaledi has called on the public to stop circulating false information that causes unnecessary panic.

“I have seen those pictures and I was disappointed and shocked at the same time because I arrived at Beitbridge on the morning of the second, immediately after New Year. So, I have been there all the time and I have seen these pictures which were shown all over, depicting the scene which I was and quite surprising. But at least one of the pictures we recognise as a picture that was taken last year on the 4th of January and they are depicting the situation that happened a year ago and say is happening now,” says Motsoaledi.

Speaking on Morning Live, Motsoaledi said the situation was under control:

 “Corruption on the Zimbabwe side of the Beitbridge Border Post”

Motsoaledi has expressed concern about “corruption on the Zimbabwe side of the Beitbridge Border Post” regarding the issuing of COVID 19 certificates.

Motsoaledi says corruption from the Zimbabwean side makes it difficult to deal with illegal immigrants.

“We are worried. We have said this before that we heard rumours that there are people who will come with fraudulent certificates and we have found them and we are returning them. We are arresting people with no documents; either COVID-19 or passport. Even yesterday, they arrested 500; that’s happening every day from what I told you. They showed me a video where Zimbabwean soldiers and police were helping people to come I asked ‘what’s that?’”

Over 500 illegal immigrants arrested along the Limpopo River:

 

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