Johnathan Paoli
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba arrived at the Beitbridge Border Post between Zimbabwe and Limpopo on Monday for an oversight visit of South Africa’s dysfunctional borders.
ActionSA launched the first leg of its Nationwide Border Tour on Sunday, starting with the country’s Northern Borders with Zimbabwe, to highlight how the ruling party has allowed the continued decay of the country’s borders leading to porous fences and dysfunctional border posts.
Mashaba said by Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s own admission last year, the country has been suffering from porous borders where people are allowed to illegally cross and smuggle goods, despite millions spent on border fences, they offer little to no protection.
The party leader said the government was aware of illegal immigration but lacked the political will to address it.
Mashaba said a major consequence was that it left the country vulnerable to challenges including illegal immigration, smuggling of
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