Complete overhaul of country’s immigration system needed, says Motsoaledi
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says the only solution to the country's immigration problem is a complete overhaul of the system.
Motsoaledi tabled the department’s R9.4 billion budget vote in Parliament on Tuesday.
The budget comes in the wake of rising tensions between South Africa and foreign nationals.
Motsoaledi says the department is aware of the crisis and is working on a system overhaul.
“I don’t have to outline what is taking place in our country about this problem. It is a crisis we are all well aware of.
"However, if I were to start to outline it here, it will need its own budget speech. For today, it will suffice to say we have decided on a complete overhaul of the immigration system of the country.
"Complete overhaul means exactly that. Work in this regard is well underway and we will soon unveil it,” says Motsoaledi.
Motsoaledi says the department is also addressing the issue of corruption at Home Affairs offices.
“Let me inform you that in the coming weeks we will continue to arrest more and more people, both foreign nationals and South Africans involved in passports fraud and other forms of identity theft as well as corruption.
"Since the arrest of the Pakistani kingpin of passports fraud on 24 March this year, the Counter Corruption unit cannot find time to rest.
South Africans from all walks of life, including members of Parliament, are reporting to them acts of fraud and corruption on a daily basis."
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