By Sihle Mavuso
King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has told Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa that the historic ties linking communities across southern Africa should not be used as a licence to disregard South Africa’s immigration laws.
The AmaZulu King said compliance with immigration laws was standard international practice intended to ensure the orderly and lawful movement of people and should not automatically be characterised as xenophobic.
His comments were contained in a prepared speech released by the King’s Office on Monday following his meeting with Mnangagwa during an official visit to Zimbabwe.
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The visit came amid heightened tensions over immigration in South Africa, where anti-illegal immigration groups have demanded that the government remove undocumented foreign nationals. In some instances, protesters have been accused of taking the law into their own hands by confronting foreign nationals and attempting to carry out immigration enforcement
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