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'Do not panic,' Malusi Gigaba's message to Zimbabweans - Audio
17 Dec 2014 at 20:08hrs | Views
South Africa's Home Affairs minister Malusi Gigaba told Talk Radio 702 that he is very happy with the number of applications that have come in so far and his message to people who are on the dispensation was "do not panic".
He stated that Zimbabweans who are holders of the permit should be able to go home, and return to South Africa next year without fear of being penalised or being declared 'undesirable'.
Minister Gigaba explained the contingency plan that has been put in place at the border post following his visit on Monday:
"We have increased the working hours to 24 hours, but secondly we have increased our personnel from 35 to 80 for the festive season in order to deal with the high traffic flows and the volumes of people. So we think for the festive season we are going to do relatively well. But there is a more sustainable solution required at that border post because the present one is not working very well."
He stated that Zimbabweans who are holders of the permit should be able to go home, and return to South Africa next year without fear of being penalised or being declared 'undesirable'.
"We have increased the working hours to 24 hours, but secondly we have increased our personnel from 35 to 80 for the festive season in order to deal with the high traffic flows and the volumes of people. So we think for the festive season we are going to do relatively well. But there is a more sustainable solution required at that border post because the present one is not working very well."
Source - Byo24News
