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Malema Tones Down On Immigration Policy, Vows To Take Over From Ramaphosa

EFF supporters listening to party leader Julius Malema's final pre-election campaign speech, known as Tshela Thupa, at a rally in Polokwane on May 25. Former Deputy President Floyd Shivambu has left the party after an alleged fallout with Malema. (Photo: EFF).

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema took a public oath days before the May 29 general elections, declaring his allegiance to the South African Constitution, promising to eradicate poverty and toning down on his immigration policy to allay the fears of concerned voters. Malema’s oath was taken at the party’s final pre-election rally, known… Continue reading Malema Tones Down On Immigration Policy, Vows To Take Over From Ramaphosa

800,000 Afghan Refugees Return Home

About 800,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland Afghanistan since October, Afghan caretaker government chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said. “Since October, around 800,000 refugees have returned home, with half of them from Pakistan,” the local television channel Tolonews quoted Mujahid as saying. The majority of the remaining 400,000 others have returned from Iran and… Continue reading 800,000 Afghan Refugees Return Home

Screen Officials, Introduce Drones and Patrol Back Routes To End Cross-Border Smuggling, Says Former Cop

Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi is embroilled in a legal battle with inspects a port of entry. The University J report argued that the Department of Home Affairs’ insistence on cutting the Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEP) would result in a loss of critical skills and cause homelessness for foreign nationals working in the country.

South African authorities should screen all officials, patrol back routes and introduce technology tools such as drones on the country’s borderlines if they are serious about fighting cross-border crime and human trafficking. This is according to a former police officer turned crime researcher who spoke to African Times in the wake of the arrests of… Continue reading Screen Officials, Introduce Drones and Patrol Back Routes To End Cross-Border Smuggling, Says Former Cop

Zimbabweans’ Fears of Deportation From South Africa Allayed

THOUSANDS of Zimbabweans living legally in South Africa but whose permits are nearing expiration, must not panic. Not only because the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has extended thevalidity of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEP) by a further six months. In fact, there are legal alternatives for Zimbabwean nationals and their employers, according to a… Continue reading Zimbabweans’ Fears of Deportation From South Africa Allayed

South Africa Has No Legal, Nor Economic, Alternative But To Implement Strict Border Control And Deport All Illegal Foreigners

There are instances when it is a matter of semantics, and a waste of time, to argue about how a certain situation should be defined. One such instance is the useless debate about whether South Africa is a failed State, or whether it is on the verge of becoming a failed State. Recently that windbag,… Continue reading South Africa Has No Legal, Nor Economic, Alternative But To Implement Strict Border Control And Deport All Illegal Foreigners