Maimane wants SA's 'porous' borders tightened | ntwaagae
DA leader Mmusi Maimane has reiterated his call upon national government to tighten South Africa's porous borders and ensure it has a database of every person living in the country.
Maimane was accompanied by DA Gauteng premier candidate Solly Msimanga and other senior members during a walkabout at Princess Clinic in Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg on Wednesday."We have non-citizens who are in the country. There is no country in the world that has porous borders like we have in South Africa. We can't identify the place of origin of non-citizens in the country. Our borders need to be secured.
"South Africans and immigrants should be properly registered. Home Affairs should ensure that it does its work and document everybody in the country," he said. Maimane said his party doesn't condone acts of xenophobia and promised that under a DA-led government, the attack on foreign nationals - legal or illegal - would be regarded as a criminal act.Maimane assured citizens of Alexandra that Mayor Herman Mashaba would visit the township on Monday to listen to their grievances. He called upon people who had allegedly unfairly benefited from the multi-billion rand Alexandra Renewal Programme to come forward.
DA leader Mmusi Maimane and DA Gauteng premier candidate Solly Msimanga during their visit at Princess Clinic in Roodepoort (
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